The Battle of Fort Fisher, N.C.

Thursday, October 28, 2010

Lincoln Museum Gets New Exhibit

Springfield, Illinois' Abraham Lincoln Museum and Library has a new exhibit called "Team of Rivals: Lincoln's Cabinet at the crossroads of War" which opened October 14th and will run to August 15, 2011.

It was inspired by the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Doris Kearns Goodwin's book "team of Rivals" and features original artifacts from Lincoln and the members of his cabinet displayed together for the first time.

The exhibit also consists of innovative video components and creative productions.

Of course, this coming April will commence the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the war. What better way to observe it than to look at the group of men who were to keep the country together.

Most of the cabinet members were men who could be considered as somewhat enemies of Lincoln. Definitely not "yes men."

I look forward to what it has to say about Lincoln's Secretary of the Navy, Gideon Welles.

Definitely Worth a Stop. --B-R'er

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