Edwin Booth

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Being president of the United States in wartime is, of course, an overwhelming job. The president has to be a military strategist because he is, in the long run, the Commander in Chief of the country's armed forces. He also has to be enough of an economist and a financier to see to it that proper steps are taken to keep the country's economy running and to keep its currency reasonably stable. On top of everything else, he has to be what he was elected to be in the first place. That is, a political leader, a politician who can work through other politicians.

Lincoln developed into one of the most canny politicians this country has seen. He worked largely through his cabinet, which included some of the men who had run against him in the 1860 Republican Presidential Nominations Campaign. Secretary of State Seward was bitterly disappointed when he was beaten by this dark horse from Illinois. But Seward was probably the man who wound up feeling the most affection for Lincoln and the man with whom Lincoln felt most at ease. It was Seward who gave Lincoln the one piece of advice about the Emancipation Proclamation that Lincoln was willing to accept; namely that it could not be issued until the Union armies had won a substantial victory. Lincoln harkened to that, put the Proclamation away and brought it out only after the Battle of Antietam.

He was close to his secretary of State all through the war and significantly enough, on the night that Booth shot Lincoln at Ford's Theater, one of Booth' coconspirators forced his way into Seward's house and tried to kill him with a dagger. Seward survived, of course and served on for some time as Secretary of State. (It was under Seward that the United States bought Alaska from Russia and for quire a while the ordinary citizen could not see that there was any particular use in owning Alaska, this territory was known as Seward's Folly.)

The other most recognizable member of Lincoln's cabinet was Edwin M. Stanton, who was Secretary of War early in 1862. After the war, Stanton was known as a Republican Radical. He did not come into the Cabinet with that reputation; on the contrary, he had served briefly in President Buchanan's Cabinet and had been a Democrat. When Lincoln appointed him to the War Department it was generally assumed that here was a case where Lincoln was reaching into the opposition party and taking a Democrat for an important job.

Stanton was a brusque, rather dictatorial man. He scared the daylights out of army officers who had to come to see him. He would bark at them, storm at them, snarl at them, threaten them openly with breaking them down to enlisted man's status or firing them out of the service altogether. He was, all in all, a tough man to get along with. For quite a while, he rather despaired of President Lincoln. Lincoln's habit of cracking jokes repelled Stanton; he did not have a sense of humor anywhere about his person.

Once or twice when President Lincoln would open a Cabinet meeting by reading a chapter or two from one of the popular humorists of the day, like Josh Billings or Artemus Ward, Stanton could hardly contain his indignation. The idea that the President of the United States, who had important business to take care of, would spend five minutes relaxing in laughter was more than Stanton could endure. Yet as the war wore on, Lincoln and Stanton worked closely together.

Stanton had many of the qualities Lincoln needed, Lincoln, on the other hand, had the ability to control Stanton's occasionally violent, dictatorial tendencies and to put his tremendous energy to use without letting his quirks spoil everything. Lincoln, once or twice, humorously remarked that the secretary of War was running the war and that the President has no influence at all in the War department. It was actually very clear, particularly toward the end of the war, that Lincoln was the man in charge and Stanton was the Executive Officer.

After Lincoln died in the rooming house across the street from Ford's Theater, Stanton reflecting on all that had happened said, " There lies the greatest master of men that ever lived", It was testimony from an expert.

Michael Russell Your Independent guide to Civil War [http://civil-war-guide.com/]

Fun Facts About Philly

Find here the interesting things about Philly, the City of Brotherly Love. It is home to the oldest zoo and oldest outdoor market in the United States.

How well do you know the city of Philadelphia? Aside from being the City of Brotherly Love and its nickname to be the Cradle of Liberty, what do you know about Philly? From a city with mixed cultures, different races and a long history of prominence in the evolution of a country that is now the United States of America, Philadelphia is a wealth of facts and trivia, both well and little known.

Here are some interesting things to know about this city and its traditions.

First, it is rude not to try Philly's Cheese Steak. It's Philly's most famous food. The Rocky Balboa fans will be delighted to imitate their idol by pacing up and down the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art and pose beside his bronze statue.

Philadelphia is said to be haunted, and ghost tours are a huge tourist attraction. The oldest zoo in the US is the Philadelphia city zoo.

Philadelphia was once the capital of the United States and the Congress Hall was where the US Congress convened in that brief period. The oldest outdoor market in all of the United States is the Italian Market in Philly.

Another interesting trivia is that The Declaration of Independence was first read at the Independence Square. It bears the penmanship of Thomas Jefferson himself. It is reminiscent of the days the 13 colonies finally broke off with Great Britain.

The United States' first stock exchange was in Philadelphia, as well as the first ever bank in US soil. Philadelphia has contributed more than 600 lives in the Vietnam War. The Walnut Street Theater, the longest running theater in the US, was once owned by John Wilkes Booth's brother Edwin.

Logan Square was the site of many public executions. It was named after James Logan. Another trivia is that the The National Constitution Center lets guests sign in as the president of the United States, whether they happen to be Barrack Obama or not.

Albert Einstein and Marie Curie, along with Philly's Ben Franklin, were all members of Philadelphia's Philosophical Hall. Philadelphia has the most number of public art pieces among all US cities.

Fairmont Park with over 8,000 acres is the largest city park in the US. The famous Liberty Bell in Philadelphia weighs about 2,000 pounds. Philly has 83 radio stations and 14 TV stations.

Worshippers at Christ Church included three famous men in US history, namely Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. Al Capone, the famous Italian-American Chicago-based organized crime boss and famous Alcatraz prisoner, was once held at the Eastern States Penitentiary.

Christ Church cemetery is the burial site of five signatories to the Declaration of Independence. Betsy Ross fashioned the first ever American flag off of a house at 239 Arch Street.

On August 6, 1903, 12 people died and 232 were injured when the stadium at a game between Phillies vs Boston Braves at the Baker Bowl collapsed under the collective weight of fans who rushed to the top stands to investigate a brawl.

There are definitely a lot more fun facts and trivia about Philly that could entertain and fascinate you. But for a truly fun and pleasant Philly experience, you've got to visit. There is nothing more exciting than living the trivia or seeing and feeling it at close range.

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