Tag Archives: Hannibal Hamlin

“breath alone kills no rebels”

As a congressman and senator from Maine Hannibal Hamlin consistently opposed the extension of slavery. According to The life and times of Hannibal Hamlin by Charles Eugene Hamlin, Hannibal’s grandson, Hamlin continued his opposition to slavery as Lincoln’s vice-president. The … Continue reading

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Bull Hamlin?

Yesterday morning I was reading a review of Robert Caro’s latest book on the life of Lyndon B. Johnson. Daniel Patrick Moynihan is said to have described LBJ’s descent from Senate Majority Leader to the sideline job of vice-president as … Continue reading

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Ensconsed at the Astor House

As the Civil War Daily Gazette has reported Vice President Elect Hannibal Hamlin and his wife finally made it to New York City where Hamlin pinch-hit for Lincoln by giving a quick speech from a window at the Astor House … Continue reading

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Hampden to D.C. – an Odyssey?

Windsor Locks, Connecticut: “Hannibal Hamlin (Presumably) Slept Here!” Lincoln and his entourage are greeting the throngs of people who are welcoming him at every stop. Hannibal Hamlin, Lincoln’s Vice President has to get to Washington, too. From The New-York Times … Continue reading

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