{"id":24,"date":"2013-06-08T12:41:13","date_gmt":"2013-06-08T12:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2021-02-22T13:55:02","modified_gmt":"2021-02-22T13:55:02","slug":"father-abraham","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/father-abraham\/","title":{"rendered":"Father Abraham"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/hd.housedivided.dickinson.edu\/node\/40378\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1663 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/files\/2013\/06\/HD_lincolnApainting1.preview.jpg\" alt=\"HD_lincolnApainting1.preview\" width=\"488\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/files\/2013\/06\/HD_lincolnApainting1.preview.jpg 488w, https:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/files\/2013\/06\/HD_lincolnApainting1.preview-228x300.jpg 228w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 488px) 100vw, 488px\" \/><\/a>&#8220;We are coming, Father Abraham, Three Hundred Thousand More.&#8221; \u00a0This was the memorable opening line of an 1862 poem (and later popular song) by James Sloan Gibbons that signified the enthusiasm of some in the North for President Lincoln&#8217;s decisive call for more troops after more than a year of Civil War. \u00a0Lincoln was father to four boys (two of whom died as children), but the poem helped capture the paternal image that Lincoln developed as a wartime leader, one that was embodied for some by his famous beard (grown after 1860) and for others by his general reputation for kindly empathy. \u00a0But for many who knew Lincoln best, the idea of &#8220;Father Abraham&#8221; truly captured his penchant for doling out advice. \u00a0many documents in this section illustrate Lincoln&#8217;s persistent attempts to advise his subordinates, rivals and even sometimes his political enemies on the right course of action.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Essential Question<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/how-did-lincolns-contemporaries-respond-to-his-leadership\/\">How did Lincoln&#8217;s contemporaries respond to his leadership?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Featured Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-mary-todd-lincoln-april-16-1848\/\">April 16, 1848 &#8211;Letter to Mary Todd Lincoln (#12)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-grace-bedell-october-19-1860\/\">October 19, 1860 &#8211;Letter to Grace Bedell (#10)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-reverdy-johnson-july-26-1862\/\">July 26, 1862 &#8211;Letter to Reverdy Johnson (#14)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-joseph-hooker-january-26-1863\/\">January 26, 1863 &#8211;Letter to Joseph Hooker (#13)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-ulysses-s-grant-january-19-1865\/\">January 19, 1865 &#8211;Letter to Ulysses S Grant (#24)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Additional Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-mary-lincoln-march-4-1860\/\">March 4, 1860\u2014Letter to Mary Lincoln (#140)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-lorenzo-thomas-november-7-1861\/\">November 7, 1861\u2014Letter to Lorenzo Thomas (#58)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-arnold-fischel-december-14-1861\/\">December 14, 1861\u2014Letter to Arnold Fischel (#111)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-david-hunter-december-31-1861\/\">December 31, 1861\u2014Letter to David Hunter (#84)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-don-buell-january-13-1862\/\">January 13, 1862\u2014Letter to Don Buell (#98)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-the-king-of-siam-february-3-1862\/\">February 3, 1862\u2014Letter to the King of Siam (#128)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-george-mcclellan-april-9-1862\/\">April 9, 1862\u2014Letter to George McClellan (#129)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-cuthbert-bullitt-july-28-1862\/\">July 28, 1862\u2014Letter to Cuthbert Bullitt (#112)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-agenor-etienne-de-gasparin-august-4-1862\/\">August 4, 1862\u2014Letter to Agenor-Etienne de Gasparin (#149)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-george-mcclellan-october-13-1862\/\">October 13, 1862\u2014Letter to George McClellan (#44)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-george-mcclellan-october-24-1862\/\">October 25, 1862\u2014Letter to George McClellan (#51)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/to-whom-it-may-concern-november-1-1862\/\">November 1, 1862\u2014To Whom It May Concern (#143)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-carl-schurz-november-10-1862\/\">November 10, 1862\u2014Letter to Carl Schurz (#67)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-henry-sibley-december-6-1862\/\">December 6, 1862\u2014Letter to Henry Sibley (#113)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-fanny-mccullough-december-23-1862\/\">December 23, 1862\u2014Letter to Fanny McCullough (#99)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/speech-to-indians-march-27-1863\/\">March 27, 1863\u2014Remarks to Indians (#115)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-isaac-arnold-may-26-1863\/\">May 26, 1863\u2014Letter to Isaac Arnold (#146)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/telegram-to-joseph-hooker-june-10-1863\/\">June 10, 1863\u2014Telegram to Joseph Hooker (#116)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-mary-lincoln-june-16-1863\/\">June 16, 1863\u2014Letter to Mary Lincoln (#117)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-ulysses-grant-july-13-1863\/\">July 13, 1863\u2014Letter to Ulysses Grant (#118)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-george-meade-july-14-1863\/\">July 14, 1863\u2014Letter to George Meade (#87)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-mary-lincoln-september-21-1863\/\">September 21, 1863\u2014Letter to Mary Lincoln (#89<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/speech-to-166th-ohio-regiment-august-22-1864\/\">August 22, 1864\u2014Speech to 166th Ohio Regiment (#150)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-lydia-bixby-november-21-1864\/\">November 21, 1864\u2014Letter to Lydia Bixby (#71)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/lincoln\/letter-to-william-sherman-december-26-1864\/\">December 26, 1864\u2014Letter to William Sherman (#120)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Multi-Media Resources<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Jane Black, <a href=\"http:\/\/abrahamlincoln.quora.com\/How-Pennsylvania-Soldiers-Viewed-Lincoln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How PA \u00a0Soldiers Viewed Lincoln<\/a>,\u00a0Quora, Understanding Lincoln, Fall 2013<\/li>\n<li>Sara Combs, <a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/mrxs0hx5gsba\/abraham-lincolns-letter-to-the-king-of-siam-february-3-1862\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Letter to King of Siam<\/a>, Prezi, Understanding Lincoln, Summer 2014<\/li>\n<li>Brian Elsner, <a href=\"http:\/\/lincolnandmcclellan.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln and McClellan<\/a>,\u00a0Wordpress, Understanding Lincoln, Fall 2013<\/li>\n<li>Patricia Nelson, <a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/gjrkuhilzfnw\/lincoln-and-the-sioux-uprising-of-1862\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln and Sioux Uprising<\/a>, Prezi, Understanding Lincoln, Fall 2013<\/li>\n<li>Susan Segal,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/prezi.com\/v7_dth8gmqpu\/abraham-lincoln-as-commander-in-chief\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln as Commander in Chief<\/a>,\u00a0Prezi, Understanding Lincoln, Fall 2013<\/li>\n<li>Jonas Sheer, <a href=\"http:\/\/storify.com\/jsherr\/abraham-lincoln-and-jewish-americans\">Abraham Lincoln &amp; Jews<\/a>,\u00a0Storify, Understanding Lincoln, Fall 2013<\/li>\n<li>Megan VanGorder, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lincolnsbloomington.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lincoln&#8217;s Bloomington<\/a>, Weebly, Understanding Lincoln, Summer 2014<\/li>\n<li>Michael Van Wambeke, <a href=\"http:\/\/mjvanwambeke.wix.com\/understandinglincoln\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Change or Stay Course?<\/a>, Wix, Understanding Lincoln, Fall 2013<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Further Reading<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Catherine Clinton, \u201cWife Versus Widow: Clashing Perspectives on Mary Lincoln\u2019s Legacy,\u201d <i>Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association <\/i>28 (Winter 2007), <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0028.103\">http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0028.103<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Herman Hattaway, \u201cLincoln\u2019s Presidential Example in Dealing with the Military,\u201d <i>Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association <\/i>7 (1985), <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0007.104\">http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0007.104<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Matthew Pinsker, \u201cThe Myth of Rivals,\u201d\u00a0<em>Journal Divided\u00a0<\/em>(June 7, 2010),<a href=\"http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/journal\/2010\/06\/07\/team-of-rivals-op-ed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/housedivided.dickinson.edu\/sites\/journal\/2010\/06\/07\/team-of-rivals-op-ed\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Brooks Simpson, \u201cLincoln and His Political Generals,\u201d <i>Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association <\/i>21 (Winter 2000), <a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0021.105\">http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0021.105<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Bruce Tap, \u201cAmateurs at War: Abraham Lincoln and the Committee on the Conduct of the War,\u201d\u00a0<em>Journal of the Abraham Lincoln Association\u00a0<\/em>23 (Summer 2002),\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0023.203\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/hdl.handle.net\/2027\/spo.2629860.0023.203<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We are coming, Father Abraham, Three Hundred Thousand More.&#8221; \u00a0This was the memorable opening line of an 1862 poem (and later popular song) by James Sloan Gibbons that signified the enthusiasm of some in the North for President Lincoln&#8217;s decisive call for more troops after more than a year of Civil War. \u00a0Lincoln was father 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