{"id":92178,"date":"2017-11-29T16:48:00","date_gmt":"2017-11-29T16:48:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2023-01-06T20:55:03","modified_gmt":"2023-01-06T20:55:03","slug":"talking-about-lincoln-assassination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cvnextjob.com\/index.php\/2017\/11\/29\/talking-about-lincoln-assassination\/","title":{"rendered":"Talking About Lincoln's Assassination"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"<\/a> Two nights ago, I gave a lecture about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. I hesitate to include anything in this blog about myself, because after all, it’s The Abraham Lincoln Blog<\/em> and not the “Lincoln and Geoff Elliott Blog.”<\/p>\n

I was surprised this past February when a church group asked me to give a presentation about Lincoln at their monthly gathering. The group didn’t give me any specific guidelines so I was stumped about what to present. I couldn’t decide whether to talk about his life in general, his religious beliefs (or lack thereof), his presidency, his actions in war time, or about the man behind the myths. Then a series of snowstorms here on the Ohio tundra hit right around the presentation date and my talk was postponed until May.<\/p>\n

I suppose it was fate, somehow, which led to my Lincoln lecture being held May 18, 2010. That day just happened to be the 150th<\/span> anniversary of Lincoln receiving the Republican nomination for President Of The United States, May 18, 1860. Pretty remarkable, at least to me.<\/p>\n

As regular readers of this blog know, I recently completed an ambitious series of posts commemorating the 145th<\/span> anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination and long funeral train journey back to Springfield. So I thought those two topics would be perfect for my talk.<\/p>\n

I covered all the highlights in the lecture: the assassination; Booth; the conspirators and their fates; and then information about each of the thirteen funerals held for Lincoln. I spoke for around an hour and then opened the floor to questions.<\/p>\n

I was amazed at how many questions I received, and not just about the assassination or funerals. People asked questions such as: why Lincoln grew his beard; if Mary and Abraham were Christians; what Lincoln might think of today’s political situation in the U.S.; how old he was when he died; and so on. By the time the questions were asked (and answered), nearly another hour had gone by.<\/p>\n

It was heartening to me to see the avid interest in Mr. Lincoln. He still matters to us today.<\/p>\n

Thank you to the Dover Alliance church in Dover, Ohio for the warm welcome the folks there gave me. It was a thrill to be asked to speak about Lincoln, especially considering that I am only an “amateur historian.” I hope this wasn’t the last opportunity to share my passion with others about our country’s greatest president. Only time will tell.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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