Trivial Trivia - taking trivia to new levels

[Gene C]

In 1832 Lincoln ran for the Illinois State Legislature for the first time. He lost. Exactly how many votes did he receive?

Are we counting the dead people in Chicago who voted?

[RJNorton]

Reignette, not a bad guess, but you are too low. I have only one book that has this answer (there may be others, but I cannot think of them right now).

Gene, these were only the folks in Lincoln's legislative district who were voting.

[tblunk]

In 1832 Lincoln ran for the Illinois State Legislature for the first time. He lost. Exactly how many votes did he receive?

657

[RJNorton]

Kudos, Tom! That is correct. I do not know where you found it, but the only book I own that I know for sure has those election results is Benjamin P. Thomas' Lincoln's New Salem. Other books may have the results, also, but I cannot think of one that I own that does.

[Joe Di Cola]

Roger,

I have one additioal sources on Lincoln's vote count in 1832. Ida Tarbell, in "The Early Life of Abraham Lincoln", writes that "An official examination of the official poll-book in the county clerk's office at Springfield shows that...Lincoln received 277" (votes) in his precinct out of the 300 total votes cast.

Joe

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Roger,

I have one additioal sources on Lincoln's vote count in 1832. Ida Tarbell, in "The Early Life of Abraham Lincoln", writes that "An official examination of the official poll-book in the county clerk's office at Springfield shows that...Lincoln received 277" (votes) in his precinct out of the 300 total votes cast.

Joe

I hit "send" too soon...It appears that Lincoln was very popular in his own precinct, but could not carry the county.
Now I'm done!

[RJNorton]

Thanks, Joe. Now I know where Reignette's answer came from. Indeed Lincoln was sure popular in his precinct!!

("This is the only time Abraham was ever defeated on a direct vote of the people.")

[tblunk]

Kudos, Tom! That is correct. I do not know where you found it, but the only book I own that I know for sure has those election results is Benjamin P. Thomas' Lincoln's New Salem. Other books may have the results, also, but I cannot think of one that I own that does.

Lincoln's New Salem is indeed where I found it.

Tom

[J. Beckert]

After the surrender ceremony at the McClean house was concluded, this Union officer gave Wilmer McClean the entire contents of his wallet for an important piece of the event. How much did he part with and what was the piece?

[BettyO]

A Five Dollar Confederate Bank Note?

[Bill Richter]

The desk Lee and Grant sat at to make out the terms of armistice.

[J. Beckert]

Bill got it. Major Ord gave Wilmer McClean the contents of his wallet - $40 - for the table Gen. Lee signed the agreement on. Gen. Sheridan purchased the table Grant drew them up on for $25 and gave it to Custer. Major Ord was later photographed with the table.

[Laurie Verge]

What item did our Civil War ancestors often refer to as "liquid bread?"

[LincolnMan]

Gotta be some sort of alcoholic brew!

[Eva Elisabeth]

Beer? (The workers that built the Egyptian pyramids were allegedly fed with beer...)

[GARY POPOLO]

What item did our Civil War ancestors often refer to as "liquid bread?"

Laurie, Not sure if this is close to what you want but I read about something called Sally Lunn bread. This was also called liquid bread. It was made using cornmeal, rice flour, molasses and watermelon juice. That's all I have to offer. Best Gary