During the Civil War he had headquarters in Cairo, Illinois & people from the area gave him a horse named Egypt
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Free Flashcards about CIVIL WAR - StudyStack  DURING THE CIVIL WAR HE HAD HEADQUARTERS IN CAIRO, ILLINOIS, & PEOPLE FROM THE AREA GAVE HIM A HORSE NAMED EGYPT, GRANT.
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'Amr ibn al-'As - Wikipedia  Amr ibn al-'As was an Arab military commander who is most noted for leading the Muslim ... He founded the Egyptian capital of Fustat and built the Mosque of Amr ibn ... He took with him his wife, Rayta bint Munabbih ibn al-Hajjaj, who was the ... Muhammad had told Amr "that when you conquer Egypt be kind to its people...
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Fatimid Caliphate - Wikipedia  The Fatimid Caliphate (Arabic:     , al-Fimyn) was an Ismaili Shia Islamic caliphate that spanned a large area of North Africa, from the Red Sea ... In 969 they conquered Egypt and established Cairo as the capital of their ... Al ibn-Ab-Tlib, the first Sha Imm. Thus his name was al-Ftimiyyn "Fatimid".
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Cairo - Wikipedia  Cairo is the capital and largest city of Egypt. The city's metropolitan area is the largest in the ... The ancient Egyptian name for the area is thought to be Khere-Ohe, "The ... headquarters in the city; the Arab League has had its headquarters in Cairo .... During its initial, and most deadly waves, approximately 200,000 people...
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Ulysses S. Grant - Wikipedia  Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States (186977). As Commanding General of the United States Army (186469), Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. ... When the Civil War began in 1861, he rejoined the U.S. Army.
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People - Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (U.S. ...  Following this war he successfully (and sometimes unsuccessfully) worked as a farmer, real estate salesman, county engineer ... and finally, clerk in a leather store business conducted by his two brothers in Galena, Illinois. However, with the advent of the Civil War, Grant achieved rapid advancement from relative obscurity,...
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Blaine's Bulletin: Celebrating the History of Lincoln University ...  Feb 26, 2016 ... Lincoln was founded 150 years ago by African American veterans of the Civil War. ... in Texas at the end of the war, took the first steps to organize and fund the school. ... The University of Missouri was designated as a land-grant college in 1870, ... Today, our state's capital city is still home to this university.
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Civil War Biographies: Head-Hoodless | Green-Wood  His last residence was at 127 Portland Avenue in Brooklyn. ... Head's horse from the Civil War, led by a groom, followed the caisson. .... First lieutenant, 12th Infantry, United States Army; private, 7th Regiment, New York State National ... During the Civil War, he enlisted on May 14, 1861, and was commissioned as a first...
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History - Ray Sahelian, M.D.  1861-1865 Lincoln Abraham log cabin republican, born in KY 1st president who was not born in either ... "Illinois Baboon" In the 1800s side whiskers were called "Dundrearies", for a character in this play My American Cousin seen by Lincoln.
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James Longstreet (1821-1904) | New Georgia Encyclopedia  Oct 19, 2006 ... James Longstreet, a general during the Civil War, grew up primarily in Georgia, ... Lee referred to his senior subordinate as his "old war-horse." ... well as a farm outside townwhich his neighbors derisively called Gettysburg.
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General Sherman to President Lincoln - Civil War Trust  A telegram from General Sherman to President Lincoln informing him of the capture of the city of ... SAVANNAH, GA., December 22, 1864 ... I beg to present you, as a Christmas gift, the city of Savannah, with 150 heavy guns and plenty of...
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Frequently Asked Questions - Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National ...  [3] Abraham Lincoln Birthplace NHS has the Lincoln family bible which list ... Baptist Church cemetery in what is now Abraham Lincoln State Park in southern Indiana. ... In 1834 his election to the Illinois state legislature placed Lincoln on the path to his ... There is some thought that Abraham Lincoln's mother was illegitimate.
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Virginia Clay-Clopton, 1825-1915. "A Belle of the Fifties; Memoirs of ...  In the unrestful days at the capital which preceded the Civil War her winning .... The Squelching of a Brave Baltimorean - Senator Seward Gives Welcome to the ... Mob the Fire-eater" - We See Our First Federal Soldiers at Cairo - Echoes of ...... A month later, and our marriage was celebrated with all the clat our little city...
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Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia  Abraham Lincoln was an American politician and lawyer who served as the 16th President of ... Largely self-educated, he became a lawyer in Illinois, a Whig Party leader, ... Subsequently, on April 12, 1861, a Confederate attack on Fort Sumter .... During the family's years in Kentucky and Indiana, Thomas Lincoln worked as...
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Grover Cleveland could see brothels from his White House window ...  Apr 26, 2015 ... Hooker's Division got its name from General "Fightin' Joe" Hooker, the Civil War general who earned a reputation for ... Hooker's DC headquarters were called, by contemporary sources, "a combination of barroom and brothel.
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Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk War - Wikipedia  Abraham Lincoln served as a volunteer in the Illinois Militia from April 21, 1832  July 10, 1832 ... He was mustered in and out of service during the war, going from captain to private and finishing his service in an .... War, and his experience in the volunteer militia was his only military experience prior to becoming president.
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Opelousas fit the bill as a state capital during the Civil War  Dec 25, 2014 ... Opelousas fit the bill as a state capital during the Civil War ... Union forces in the spring of 1862 and the Confederate government ... in Louisiana earlier in 1862, he said, when Union troops captured ... "The payment to Hinckley was for moving troops (on the steamboat) to and from New Orleans," said Reed.
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i WAS raised... I N indiana - IN.gov  Washington, D.C. Lincoln presented to Indiana Governor. Oliver P. Morton a flag ... 46 Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Plaza in Lincoln State Park. 49 The Lincoln...
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CAUTION: This book may contain inaccurate information. In 2008 ...  May 30, 2016 ... draft horses originated from Scottish farm horses over 200 years ago. ...... anthology truthful, autobiographical epitaphs of former townspeople are based in the fictional town of ... Edgar Lee Masters: He was born on Aug. ...... Tremont, Illinois: Tremont is a perfect example of the classic Midwestern small town.
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Horse logo of a different color | Lexington Herald-Leader  May 30, 2009 ... ... input on the horse because residents here are not the target of the marketing efforts. ... The painting hangs in a private collection in New York City. The bay stallion, foaled on a Central Kentucky farm in 1850, was one of the leading race horses of his time and ... "Lexington is the horse capital of the world.
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Lincoln Home National Historic Site - National Park Service  The fact that Mary was a family friend of Lincoln's idol, Henry Clay, enhanced ... Mary baked the white cake for Abraham Lincoln when they were courting, as .... After serving in Congress, he returned to Springfield and dropped out of politics. ... Republican Party and ran against Douglas for the Senate seat in Illinois in 1858.