Director of the Abraham Lincoln Library & Museum @lmutweets, @utkhistory alum, student of the American Revolution and early frontiers, confirmed dinosaur nut
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It’s a day of anniversaries—the anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain, in a year when we’ve been celebrating the 250th anniversary of independence.
So here’s an anniversary Kings Mountain monument, dedicated in 1880 on the battle’s centennial.
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The American Revolution vs. revolutions as depicted in science fiction (hat tip to @File_770 for the link) papyrusrampant.substack.com/…
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HUZZAH!
NEW FROM CAPITOL HILL — In a major victory for the protection of America’s hallowed battlegrounds, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee voted unanimously to advance bills to extend the American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP), the nation’s most effective historic battlefield preservation grant program.
The bipartisan legislation, which garnered overwhelming support from both parties, marks a major investment in protecting America’s hallowed ground as the nation commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Revolutionary War. In June, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the ABPP Reauthorization Act with a 404-13 vote.
Learn more: battlefields.org/news/senate…
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It’s STEAM Day here at the ALLM. Kids are learning about Civil War-era tech, engineering, and medicine
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OTD in 1862 Lincoln ruminates on the effect of his Emancipation Proclamation, issued six days earlier: “The North responds to the proclamation sufficiently in breath; but breath alone kills no rebels.”
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In 1864 the Hollidays moved to Valdosta, where Doc’s mother died of tuberculosis. Doc himself would be diagnosed with the same disease not long after he started practicing dentistry.
John Henry “Doc” Holliday was baptized as an infant on March 21, 1852 at First Presbyterian Church in Griffin, Georgia.
The church building is gone and it is now a fire station.
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OTD in 1863 President Lincoln sends the First Lady a report of losses from Chickamauga, telling her the Confederates lost “one Major Genl. and five Brigadiers, including your brother-in-law, Helm.”
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Michael Lynch retweeted
The Borders in West Knoxville was my favorite store ever, hands down. Could spend hours at a time on a single visit, and did.
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Been looking forward to this one for years, ever since I heard it was in the works
BOOKNOTES: "A Glorious Fate: The Life and Legacy of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw" cwba.blogspot.com/2026/09/bo… @UNC_Press
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OTD in 1818, Abraham Lincoln’s mother Nancy is a witness to her uncle Thomas Sparrow’s will, inscribing a small “x” in place of a signature.
Both Thomas Sparrow and his wife Elizabeth die of milk sickness not long after. Nancy Hanks Lincoln soon follows them.
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Delighted to be back at Marble Springs State Historic Site today for the first time in years, speaking on frontiersmen in the Rev War
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After the Rev War, Farragut settled in East TN. His son, a future admiral and Civil War hero, was born there.
#DidYouKnow that Jordi Ferragut Mesquida, better known as Jorge Farragut, was the only known Spanish volunteer who fought under the American flag in the Revolutionary War? At the start of the Revolutionary War, Farragut used his seafaring experience to support the South Carolina navy by delivering war supplies to Charleston, South Carolina, effectively arming Southern colonial armies for the Battle of Sullivan’s Island. In 1780, he became a foot soldier in Charleston and commanded a battery to protect the city from British capture until he was captured and taken prisoner. After his release, he rejoined the fight at Cowpens and Wilmington. #HispanicHeritageMonth battlefields.org/learn/biogr…
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I’ve seen some interesting public history job postings, but this one might just top them all
We're Hiring!
@PHMC is looking for an enthusiastic, hard-working & experienced person to serve as Chief Mate aboard the U.S. Brig Niagara, Pennsylvania's Flagship. ➡️
bit.ly/460udGL
As Chief Mate, you'll work with the Captain to oversee ship operations & maintenance.. You'll supervise the crew and trainees, teaching them the skills of traditional seamanship.
If this sounds like a good fit, we'd need to hear from you. Deadline to apply is 9/30. #ApplyNow
ALT US Brig Niagara
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Michael Lynch retweeted
I’ve always thought it ironic that the word “Appalachia” has origins in Florida—a state where the only mountains you’ll find are Space, Splash, and Big Thunder.
I dug into some of the history behind the term’s origin. open.substack.com/pub/appodl…
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OTD in 1848 Abraham Lincoln addresses a Whig meeting in Lowell, MA.
An eyewitness recalls Lincoln “pronouncing many of his words in a manner not usual in New England.”
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Not sure whether I agree with the generalization or not, but as it invokes the greatest film of all time I am bound to endorse it
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Michael Lynch retweeted
In 1780, Joseph Greer fought in the Patriot forces at the Battle of Kings Mountain under Colonel John Sevier. Greer then carried news of this victory to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. See more in our "Tennessee Voices, American Stories" exhibit: bit.ly/49nWfOO
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I don’t usually go in for the “kids these days” takes, but I once referred to Nebuchadnezzar while teaching a world history course and not one student knew what I was talking about.
The death of biblical literacy. Even the most capable British undergraduates today struggle to recognise Christian references.
spectator.com/article/the-de…
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FDNY Ladder Company 3 fire truck, damaged in the 9/11 attacks and now inside the @Sept11Memorial.
Ladder 3’s losses were heavy. The attacks happened about the same time as shift change, and responders from both shifts went into the North Tower. May their names be everlasting.
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