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Lincoln also said,"As does Kentucky. So goes the nation."

Even Confederate Generals said."Bragg has the uncanny ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory."

This is why Thomas Jefferson burned all personal correspondence because his private life was just that his private life. If those letters had survived the "historians" and "scholars" and "writers" would be picking over the bones of his marriage and private life.

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Sada Thompson was excellent as Mary Lincoln and was quite "real" in her portrayal of her. Sandburgs Lincoln for the time period was an outstanding series.

Lincoln and Mary Todd were both remarkable in their own right

Hernon disliked Mary Todd but that is ok,she was far more educated than he was and came from a better family most likey, Herndon was insanely jealous of Mary Lincoln. Mary ran a tight ship and wanted her children to be happy and successful. She was not perfect. However, Mary Todd respectfully was the best person for that marriage to President Abe Lincoln.

Abe Lincoln did not get easily elevated, unfortunately. Sadly for Mary Lincoln, she did.

Mary Todd Lincoln and President Abraham Lincoln were both fascinating abd politically saavy, Abe Lincoln enjoyed his children, good books and intellectuals to discuss politics of that era.

Great presentation 👏

President Abe Lincoln was loving and devoted to Mary Todd Lincoln. Mary was alone for 6 months of the year for petes sakes she had to take care of a large home and small children,it was hard but she did what she had to do with firece courage.

He hasn't spoken there since 2009? He'll never be back.

Very good presentation thank you

Mary Todd Lincoln was the reason Lincoln made it to the Presidency she was the driving force. Sandburgs Lincoln is a great series. The book Team of Rivals--doris kearns goodwin

Herndon never liked mary todd lincoln from the start

Mary todd lincoln was a devoted mother and loyal wife to abe lincoln

Its posdible Mary Todd may have suffered bi polar disorders

Read the book "Team of Rivals"

I dont know that mary was caustic as she was very people smart-- she knew who was honest and who wasnt

Mary todd lincoln was formally educated and spoke french as well as english well versed in politics she was quite intelligent and very saavy.

Abraham Lincoln was a remarkable human being and 16th president of the United States 🇺🇸

@bryonchalisbois--if its true--what is your point? That man gay or straight was one of the greatest presidents who ever held the highest office without any formal education as a matter of fact he was self educated up until he was practicing law and then on to his presidency

The Lincoln marriage was complete hell. She was a cruel narcissist. Verbally and physically abusive. Mentally ill. President Lincoln did all of the giving and had abandonment issues. She did all of the taking. The family members 'protect' the family member who has the potential to publicly humiliate the important/famous spouse. Secrets.

Mary is an enigma. If anyone loved and understood her, it was her husband. He had great strength of character which allowed him to stay with her come what May. My comment about her. She was a cheat! I think she was like that as a means of accumulating things that made her feel better about herself. This I can understand!

Ok this clown lost me as soon as he defended statues of traitors who went to war against the US to keep their slave based economy and way of life afloat. An economy based on the principle that whites were superior and deserved to enslave the inferior blacks. I'm sorry dude. That shit was garbage in the 1860s as it is now. They don't deserve to be immortalized despite what you say.

Well, they did love each other!

I don’t believe much of this. It’s mostly his opinion, and anyone who uses Bill O’Reilley as a frame of reference loses credibility.

What a waste of space. Utterly useless. One of the worst presentations ever on any of the Lincolns.

Nepoleon had entire corps of calvary to pursue retreating armies that would destroy them. America doesn't really offer the terrain to use that large of calvary units, Europe has a lot of open plains that make it perfect. It also takes along time to train good calvary units, like years of riding, and rifled muskets are deadly to calvary so why waste men you can't replace on the spot

Superb work Sir ... Interesting and very intriguing

Lincoln and Mary son and seances? Is that a rumor or myth

Thank you for posting!

Mary Todd Lincoln could of had any man in the world but she loved Abraham Lincoln full of heartbreak and sadness and grief and Abraham Lincoln loved her?

Abraham Lincoln had to be a loving father and mother to Mary Todd Lincoln and there children?

What mothers that love go through that love there families

The south had every right to secede. The issue went back to Jackson's presidency & involve northern imposed tariffs. And England was courting the confederacy.

It’s quite struggle when your husband leaves you at the altar as he isn’t sure whether he wants to tell you has Syphilis. He elides Mary for a year, contemplating whether he’s upfront or in conceal mode. He comes back to wed you, but chooses to conceal his infection. Years later, your husband has his late stage infection occur in which his body is plastered with huge blisters, and you now realize your husband knew he had the infection all along-and did not tell you. It has now affected not only his health but yours. Sadly, Mary realizes her children are now immunocomprilosed as well. Your doctors tell you all to continue to take poisonous mercury pills which further destroy your families health, both mentally and physically. By the 1860’s, Mary realized that one lie had been the cause for so much tragedy. Her angry outbursts upon her husband, which were looked at undeserving, were entirely deserving. History was crafted to show that Mary was an awful person, but, if only Abe had been honest, we may have seen a different Mary. How sad Abe would be to know his concealment would,be cause for his Wife’s eternal damnation. Like Momma said, The truth always comes out in the end, no matter how hard anyone tries to hide it or stop it. Lies are just a temporary delay to the inevitable.

This Mary from Russian Royal family Nothing to do with Abraham Lincoln

This Mary from Russian royal family Nothing to do with Lincoln

Mr.Varney a great job on Grants memoirs. Like you said his opinion of what occurred in his service to the Army of the Potomac. Thank you for your research. Thank you for sharing! ❤️👍👊

This was riveting! But knowing all these things now are we convinced that his wife didn't have anything to do with his assassination

They had good cnversations about politics, I heard.

Poor Lincoln. He had two wars to deal with. No wonder he had mental health problems too. Children dying. Mother died. Father was not nice. He really had a tough life.

I just discovered this site, thanks so much for putting it together. My great (only one great) grandfather, in a direct line to me, was just 21 when he volunteered for the 29th Wisconsin near Fox Lake and then was sent for training at Camp Randall. After the brilliant Vicksburg Campaign, he was assigned to the disastrous Red River Campaign where he came down seriously sick with something, perhaps malaria complicated with dysentery and had to be evacuated down river and then up to the big military hospital at Cairo. At Cairo, he just got worse and so they sent him back home, probably so he could be with family when he died (as expected). He didn't die, but very slowly regained his health. He was unable to rejoin his regiment for the mustering out, but two years later he was sufficiently recovered that he married a local German girl and the rest is history. He was 14 when his family migrated from what was then East Prussia, Germany (now part of Poland) from a village ironically with a name very similar to Bruinsburg. After wandering all over the Western US, he settled in tiny little Union City, OK. During WW1, during Wilson's anti-German scare, he was tied up in an American Flag, jeeringly paraded through town tied up and made to buy War Bonds by those wonderful anti-German, patriotic members of the KKK. "A lesser son of greater sires" I may be, but I am extremely proud I had an ancestor in the 29th Wisconsin. I would love to visit Vicksburg and Champions Hill, MS some day. I would love to see a picture of him and/or read one of his letters.

Excellent, thank you.

Bravo! Eyes open wide and much appreciate your presentation.

Completely enjoyed your discussion on the Marriage of Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. I have been a follower of Abraham and Mary Lincoln for many years. I am originally from Illinois and spent family vacations in New Salem. Springfield and other spots. Also was fortunate to travel to Lexington and visit Mary Todd's home there. New insights and suggestions for new books to read. I recall many years ago reading " Love is Eternal" by Irving Stone. Thank you for your research and additional thoughts on the union of Abraham & Mary Todd Lincoln.

I believe he was gay

Dale Carnegie wrote a book entitled, "The Unknown Lincon." (1932) He recounted that Lincoln & Mary were to be married in January of 1841, but Lincoln got cold feet & left Mary waiting at the altar. They eventually reconciled and were married in November of 1842. Other accounts I've read don't mention this incident. It seems like Mary would've had a difficult time forgiving Lincoln for something like that, so I don't know if it's true.