AS OF SEPTEMBER 2012
Here are the friends and foes of Abraham Lincoln whose birthdays are in September.
Edward Bates – United States Attorney General under Abraham Lincoln from 1861 to 1864. Born September 4, 1793. Age 219.
Jesse James – Confederate soldier and notorious outlaw. Born September 5, 1847. Age 165.
Samuel Arnold – Lincoln assassination conspirator, found guilty and sentenced to life in prison. He served just four years before being parolled in 1869. Born September 06, 1834. Age 178.
Alexander Ramsey – Governor of Minnesota (Union) from 1860 to 1863. Born September 8, 1815. Age 197.
Richard Jordan Gatling – US inventor of the hand cranked Gatling gun. Born September 12, 1818. Age 194.
William Sprague IV – Governor of Rhode Island (1860 – 1863). Born September 12, 1830. Age 182.
Happy Birthday gentlemen!
Best
Barry
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If you are interested in Abraham Lincoln, you should read these interviews by two Lincoln experts:
“An Awesometalk With” Harold Holzer, Lincoln Scholar
(posted on November 10, 2008)
“An Awesometalk With” Dr. Thomas Schwartz, Illinois State Historian
(posted on December 08, 2008)
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