November 21, 2016

Why would Abraham Lincoln issue the Proclamation of Thanksgiving on the worst day in our nations history?

The battle of Gettysburg marked the low point for our nation as 50,000 fellow countrymen were killed or wounded in civil war. On a personal level, Lincoln battled with marriage challenges and clinical depression as he grieved the loss of his son. Yet on October 3, 1863, he ordered the Proclamation of Thanksgiving – Lincoln’s […]