Slavery--Political aspects--Kentucky; Kentucky--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
In his 1926 study of the Civil War era in Kentucky, southern historian E. Merton Coulter repeated the old saying that Kentucky was the only state to secede after Appomattox. In an over-simplification of the process, most historians have seen harsh...
McClellan, George Brinton, 1826-1885; Generals--United States--History--19th century; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
This thesis is an examination of the factors that impacted the rise and fall of the military career of General George McClellan during the initial stages of the Civil War. It works almost exclusively with primary sources to gain a better...
Qubbat al-Sakhrah (Mosque : Jerusalem); Jerusalem--Buildings, structures, etc.; Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan, Caliph, 642-705
This thesis provides a hypothesis as to why the Dome of the Rock
was built. I examine various scholarly theories concerning the
construction of the first notable work of Islamic architecture, which was
built in Jerusalem during the last decade of...
Railroads--Virginia--History--19th century; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Transportation; Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
This thesis is an examination of the Virginia railroad system during the Civil War. Using extensive and primary secondary sources, the thesis argues that the Virginia General Assembly, the Confederate Government under Jefferson Davis, and the...
Bledsoe, Albert Taylor, 1809-1877; Slavery--Southern States--Justification; Southern States--Intellectual life--19th century; Secession--Southern States
This thesis explores the life and career of Albert Taylor Bledsoe, a conservative Whig intellectual and proslavery theorist. It seeks to understand an apparent contradiction in Bledsoe's public comments regarding slavery and secession. Bledsoe...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Log cabins; Monuments & memorials
Replica of the cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. The original cabin was mostly destroyed, but a replica, built from some of the original salvaged materials, stands within the Lincoln Memorial at the Abraham Lincoln...
Israel--Social conditions; Israel--Social life and customs
Times Square went mad with noise and excitement,
and a small freighter slipped from its Brooklyn berth into
the drama of the night. It was December 31, 1949--midnight-January
1, 1950; and I was on my way to the world in general
and Israel and the...
Historic sites; Buildings; Monuments & memorials; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Memorial Building at Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site near Hodgenville, Kentucky. The memorial is a stately neoclassical building reached by a series of stairs. It houses a replica of the log cabin in which President Abraham...
The thesis deals with the political career of John Marshall Harlan prior to his appointment in 1877 as an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court. Throughout the majority of those twenty-three active years in Kentucky politics, Harlan...
A quarter of a century ago, Abraham Epworth Rounds, aged forty-five, came shambling out of mountainous Eastern Tennessee to one of our Kentucky cities. He was intent on making a living in easier fashion than scratching it from the lean soil of the...
Recent studies indicate post-translational deacetylation by members of the superfamily of histone deacetylase complexes (HDACs) is necessary for oligodendrocyte precursor cell (OPC) differentiation into mature oligodendrocytes (OLs). However, it...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Springs
Lincoln spring on Lincoln farm in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Text on back: "Lincoln spring at birthplace of Abraham Lincoln." A warning sign against despoiling the spring is posted. The spring is in a caved in area in the rocky hillside and...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Men; Log cabins
Cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. Three men stand outside of the open door of the cabin. The original cabin was mostly destroyed, but a replica of the cabin, built from some of the original salvaged materials, stands at...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Log cabins; Monuments & memorials
Replica of the cabin where Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. The original cabin was mostly destroyed, but a replica, built from some of the original salvaged materials, stands within the Lincoln Memorial at the Abraham Lincoln...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Springs
Sinking Spring on Sinking Spring farm, the birthplace of Abraham Lincoln, in Hodgenville, Kentucky. One man sits in the grass in the foreground. Another man stands above the spring watching a third man who is stooped down over the spring water. The...
United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Confederate States of America. Army; Soldiers--Kentucky--Psychology--History--19th century; Soldiers--Kentucky--Attitudes--History--19th century
Beginning with Bell Irvin Wiley's 1943 The Life of Johnny Reb: The Common Soldier of the Confederacy, historians have produced many works describing the motivations for soldiers to enlist and serve during the Civil War. However, because they often...
Postal service--History; Postal service--Southwest, Old
In every civilization of which any record has been preserved, there is known to have been some organized plan for maintaining communication by couriers who were either post runners or riders mounted. The relaying of these couriers was an obvious...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Monuments & memorials
Lincoln Shrine. A close-up photograph with people on the porch, showing large size of the Lincoln Shrine compared to the visitors. Abraham Lincoln National Park was established in 1916. It is now the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic...
Historic sites; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Monuments & memorials
Lincoln Memorial Dedication. A very dense crowd, many in white hats, all around a United States flag. Abraham Lincoln National Park was established in 1916. It is now the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site run by the National Park...
Historic sites; Monuments & memorials; Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site (Ky.); Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Lincoln statue in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He sits in a chair, his head slightly bowed, on a pedestal that says his last name. Abraham Lincoln National Park was established in 1916. It is now the Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site run...
