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Marriage of Abraham Lincoln to Mary Todd

Mary Todd Lincoln

November: November 4, 1862 (146th anniversary)
Lincoln's Republican Party maintains House control and gains Senate seats, a sign of support for the Emancipation Proclamation.

Amasa Walker (1799-1875)

Amasa Walker (1799-1875)

James Gillespie Blaine (1830-1893)

James Gillespie Blaine (1830-1893)

John A. Kasson (1822-1910)

John A. Kasson (1822-1910)

Joseph W. McClurg (1818-1900)

Joseph W. McClurg (1818-1900)

"President Lincoln in the War Department telegraph office writing the first draft of the Emancipation Proclamation"

Solomon Foot was a congressman and U.S. senator from Vermont. Foot served as a Whig in Congress from 1843 until 1847. He joined the Republican party after the disintegration of the Whigs, serving as a senator from 1850 until his death in 1866. At the time of his death he was the senior member of the senate in continuous service.

Solomon Foot was a congressman and U.S. senator from Vermont. Foot served as a Whig in Congress from 1843 until 1847. He joined the Republican party after the disintegration of the Whigs, serving as a senator from 1850 until his death in 1866. At the time of his death he was the senior member of the senate in continuous service.

"The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet"

William Sprague (1830-1915) and Kate Chase Sprague (1840-1899)

William Sprague (1830-1915) and Kate Chase Sprague (1840-1899)