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Lincoln Quiz
How did Lincoln spend Christmas week as President and President-elect?In 1860, as President-elect, Lincoln received callers such as Thurlow Weed in Springfield, Illinois, and dealt with Cabinet selection issues. He was especially concerned that federal forts had been taken in the South. On December 20 he received the stunning news that South Carolina had seceded from the Union.
In 1861 President Lincoln was deeply involved in Civil War problems such as the Trent affair, but found time on December 22 to attend services at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church. On Christmas morning he held an important Cabinet meeting, but was able to entertain a large number of dinner guests by evening.
In 1862 President Lincoln again was absorbed with military matters and was preparing the final draft of the Emancipation Proclamation. On December 23 he wrote to Fanny McCullough, whose father had been killed in action and had been a long-time friend of his. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln visited soldiers in Washington hospitals on Christmas Day.
In 1863 President Lincoln reassured the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society he had no intention of retracting the Emancipation Proclamation. On Christmas Day he discussed the constitutionality of the draft with John Hay, one of his private secretaries.
In 1864 President Lincoln received the following dispatch from General Sherman, who had captured Savannah, Georgia: "I beg to present you as a Christmas gift the city of Savannah with 150 heavy guns & plenty of ammunition & also about 25000 bales of cotton." On December 26 Lincoln gave a Christmas reception at the White House.
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