How We Elected Lincoln; Personal Recollections of Lincoln and Men of His Time
Dittenhoefer as a young man campaigned for Lincoln in 1860 and was an elector for Lincoln in the presidential election of 1864. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, of German immigrant parents, he moved with his parents to New York City. He had a distinguished career as a lawyer and judge. He was instrumental in establishing the principle that newspapers were protected from disclosing the source of confidential information. When he died in 1919 he was the last surviving presidential elector for Abraham Lincoln. This 1916 memoir “…offers my personal recollections of the immortal Emancipator, and of the memorable campaigns of 1860 and 1864, in which, as a young man, I was actively engaged.” - Summary by Book Preface and David Wales
Genre(s): Memoirs, Modern (19th C)
Language: English
Keyword(s): Abraham Lincoln (49), 1860 presidential election (1)
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Preface | David Wales |
00:01:25 |
| Play 01 | The Man -- Lincoln | David Wales |
00:19:04 |
| Play 02 | Lincoln's Introduction To The East | David Wales |
00:09:07 |
| Play 03 | How Lincoln Was First Nominated | David Wales |
00:21:21 |
| Play 04 | How Lincoln Was First Elected | David Wales |
00:10:33 |
| Play 05 | The Journey To The Capital | David Wales |
00:08:08 |
| Play 06 | Stories And Incidents | David Wales |
00:12:12 |
| Play 07 | Four Years Of Stress And Strain | David Wales |
00:22:54 |
| Play 08 | The Renomination | David Wales |
00:21:53 |
| Play 09 | The Campaign Of 1864 | David Wales |
00:15:17 |