Lincoln Discussion Symposium

Jocko was a monkey. From a story Lincoln told to Grant

http://www.aboutabrahamlincoln.com/anecd...mbled.html

from Lincoln's Yarns and Stories by Alexandr McClure
http://www.aboutabrahamlincoln.com/anecd...dotes.html

You win, Gene! Jocko was a monkey.

I cannot think of a prize for this. So I just send best wishes for a wonderful day.

One of the men included in several of the Lincoln deathbed illustrations also visited Mary Lincoln when she was confined at Bellevue Place in 1875. I am not referring to Robert Lincoln. What was this gentleman's name?

According to a letter Dr. Patterson wrote to the editor of the Chicago Tribune on Aug.28, 1875, "she has been called upon by Gen. Farnsworth, of St. Charles".

Kudos, Eva. That is correct! Mary had written John Franklin Farnsworth a letter, and he dropped by Bellevue Place to see her. Farnsworth is also depicted in many of the Lincoln deathbed illustrations.

You win very best hopes for an early spring in Germany!

When, on April 7, 1863, Abraham Lincoln visited General Daniel Sickles and the Third Corps of the Army of the Potomac, he happened to be the victim of a kiss-attack by Princess Salm-Salm, who had laid a wager with one of the officers that she would kiss the President.

What prize did she win?

I was so curious as to the answer that I had to look it up.

She won a box of gloves.

Kudos, Dave - I was quite sure the answer wasn't online anywhere!

You win a box of gloves as I believe this is a useful prize regarding the current weather conditions?!

Who is this?

(02-16-2015 04:03 PM)RJNorton Wrote: [ -> ]Who is this?

Ella Starr?

The lady Eva just discussed, Princess Salm-Salm.

Good try, Joe, but Dave got it. That is Princess Salm-Salm. This photo was taken by the paparazzi right after she kissed President Lincoln, and the paparazzi are threatening to show the kissing photo (which they also took) to Mary Lincoln. Princess Salm-Salm is obviously worried about Mary's reaction.

Dave, you win another box of gloves.

What/who are/were El Monassir and El Tousson?

Two of the monitor-type ships constructed in England for the CSA in order to protect the Southern shorelines.

Kudos, Laurie! That is correct!
To conceal the true ownership the later British "HMS Wivern" was being constructed as the Egyptian warship "El Monassir" and was to have been named "Mississippi" upon delivery to the Confederates, and the "El Tousson" was to have been named North Carolina but was named "HMS Scorpion" under British flag.
For pictures and more, please go here:
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Scorpion_%281863%29
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Wivern_(1863)

Laurie, you win an exciting Nile cruise:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_zEfPyO14J4