[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from April 30 (reply #3.)

Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher

[C19fan]

The design of the Vera Cruz fortification shows the influence of explosive shells fired from rifled cannons on fort designs. Vauban style Star Forts were changed to minimize bastions and like in favor of straight walls to maximize firepower.

[colorado tanker]

Lincoln does not want the Republicans to sell out to the moderates on slavery. Mitt Romney’s ancestor must have written an indignant editorial to the Washington paper!

[Homer_J_Simpson]

Continued from May 14 (reply #3.)

Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings 1859-1865, edited by Don E. Fehrenbacher