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Apr 5, 2017 · The History Guy remembers a famous man's son, Robert Todd Lincoln. Because of his father, Abraham Lincoln, Robert Todd's life has been largely forgotten.The ...
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May 26, 2023 · Americans love legacies. Yet the legacy of Abraham Lincoln's only surviving child is largely unknown. Join us as we learn more about Robert Todd Lincoln.Don'...
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- Robert Todd Lincoln in The Shadow of His Father
- Robert Todd Lincoln’s Unimpressive Military Career
- A Series of Brushes with Death
- The Dissolution of The Lincoln Family
Robert Todd Lincoln was born in Springfield, Illinois, on Aug. 1, 1843 — a time when his father was already becoming a prominent state legislator. The majority of Robert’s memories of his father during his formative years were said to be of him packing his saddlebags to travel across Illinois to attend to various political endeavors. While the two ...
After graduating in 1864, Robert decided to follow in his father’s footsteps and practice law. He entered Harvard Law school but quickly dropped out in order to join the Union Army in the waning moments of the Civil War. Thanks to his mother’s near-constant worrying, Robert was able to avoid combat service for the vast majority of the war. While th...
An odd and rather chilling coincidence preceding President Lincoln’s assassination took place sometime in either 1863 or 1864. Robert Todd Lincoln was saved from near-certain death by none other than Edwin Booth, the brother of the very man who would take the life of Abraham Lincoln in the wake of the Civil War. Recalling the incident that took pla...
After his father’s death, Robert Todd Lincoln, moved to Chicago with his mother and brother Tad. He completed his law studies and was licensed to practice law in 1867. Around this time, Robert Todd Lincoln married his long-time girlfriend, Mary Harlan, on Sept. 24, 1868. The two had three children together and spent their summers in the idyllic Mt....
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Battle of Appomattox Court House. Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 – July 26, 1926) was an American lawyer and businessman. The eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln, he was the only one of their four children to outlive his parents. Robert Lincoln became a business lawyer and company president, and served as both ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Robert Todd Lincoln was the first-born son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. Born on August 1, 1843, in Springfield, Illinois, he was the only one of the Lincoln's four children ...
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Apr 5, 2017 · The History Guy remembers a famous man's son, Robert Todd Lincoln. Because of his father, Abraham Lincoln, Robert Todd's life has been largely forgotten. Apr 5, 2017 | Lance Geiger,
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Ranger John Wells talks about the Lincoln Memorial and the life and connections of President Lincoln's oldest son, Robert Todd Lincoln.
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