New York Herald TribuneThe New York Herald Tribune was a newspaper published between 1924 and 1966. It was created in 1924 when Ogden Mills Reid of the New York Tribune acquired the New York Herald. It was regarded as a "writer's newspaper" and competed with The New York Times in the daily morning market. The paper won twelve Pulitzer Prizes during its existence.
Horace GreeleyHorace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and editor of the New-York Tribune. Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congressman from New York and was the unsuccessful candidate of the new Liberal Republican Party in the 1872 presidential election against incumbent President Ulysses S. Grant. Greeley was born to a poor family in Amherst, New Hampshire.
History of the Republican Party (United States)The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is one of the two major political parties in the United States. Founded in 1854, it is the second-oldest extant political party in the United States after its main political rival, the Democratic Party. The Republican Party emerged to combat the expansion of slavery into western territories after the passing of the Kansas–Nebraska Act.
The New York HeraldThe New York Herald was a large-distribution newspaper based in New York City that existed from 1835 to 1924. At that point it was acquired by its smaller rival the New-York Tribune to form the New York Herald Tribune. HistoryThe first issue of the paper was published by James Gordon Bennett Sr., on May 6, 1835.
Union (American Civil War)The Union is a term used to refer to the federal government and loyal states of the United States during the American Civil War. Its military forces and civilian population resisted the secession of the Southernslave states that formed the Confederate States of America following the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln as president of the United States.
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Whig Party (United States)The Whig Party was a political party in the United States that existed from 1833 to 1856. Alongside the Democratic Party, it was one of two major parties from the late 1830s until the early 1850s and part of the Second Party System.
Bayard TaylorBayard Taylor (January 11, 1825 – December 19, 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel writer, and diplomat. As a poet, he was very popular, with a crowd of more than 4,000 attending a poetry reading once, which was a record that stood for 85 years. His travelogues were popular in both the United States and Great Britain. He served in diplomatic posts in Russia and Prussia.Isidor LewiIsidor Lewi (May 9, 1850 – January 3, 1939) was a journalist who served on the editorial board of the New York Tribune. He once interviewed Charles Dickens. Lewi was the eldest child of Dr. Joseph Lewi, who emigrated from Bohemia to Albany, New York in 1849. Born in Albany on May 9, 1850, he was educated in the Albany Academy. His wife was Emita May (d. on January 23, 1931), they were noted in their community for charitable work. Lewi once shook hands with Abraham Lincoln.
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New York CityNew York, often called New York City (NYC), is the most populous city in the United States. It is located at the southern tip of New York State on New York Harbor, one of the world's largest natural harbors. The city comprises five boroughs—Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island—each being coextensive with its respective county.
American Civil WarBelligerentsUnited StatesConfederate StatesCommanders and leadersAbraham LincolnXUlysses S. GrantAndrew Johnsonand others...Jefferson Davis(POW)Robert E. Leeand others...Strength698,000 at peak2,200,000 total360,000 at peak750,000–1,000,000 totalCasualties and losses110,000+ KIA or DOW230,000+ died from accidents or disease25,000–30,000 died in Confederate prisons365,000+ total dead282,000+ wounded181,193 captured828,000+ total casualties94,000+ KIA or DOW164,000+ died from…*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.