7. Lincoln's Refuge (Part I)

Place:  Abraham Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldier's Home 

Time:  1862

Part 1 of a 2 part series focusing on Abraham Lincoln's Cottage - the president's sanctuary during the most turbulent days of the American Civil War. 

In this episode, Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd struggle with the loss of their son and seek solace in a suspicious seance. Afterwards, the nation's 16th president will commute into the city (alongside the God of War) and grapple with the thorny issue of Emancipation. 

• Visit President Lincoln's Cottage - a fabulous museum & historic site that still exists today!  

A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR NEW PATREON SUBSCRIBERS - Max Kinman (and the Kinman family), Mario Russo (and the Russo family), Michael Alderfer (and the Alderfer family), Anna & Aaron Eckert

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