Milledge Luke Bonham (American National Bibliography)

Scholarship
Edward G. Longacre, "Bonham, Milledge Luke," American National Biography Online, February 2000, http://www.anb.org/articles/04/04-00120.html.
In the role of both politician and soldier, Bonham was a man of commanding presence, his appearance highlighted by gray-streaked hair, steely eyes, and an immaculately kept beard. His forceful personality was somewhat weakened by a difficult temper and a tendency to mood swings.
American National Biography Online

Milledge Luke Bonham (Congressional Biographical Dictionary)

Reference
“Bonham, Milledge Luke,” Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present, http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000616.
BONHAM, Milledge Luke, a Representative from South Carolina; born near Red Bank (now Saluda), Edgefield District, S.C., December 25, 1813; attended private schools in Edgefield District and at Abbeville, S.C.; was graduated from South Carolina College (now the University of South Carolina) at Columbia in 1834; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Edgefield in 1837; served as major and adjutant general of the South Carolina Brigade in the Seminole War in Florida in 1836; during the Mexican War was lieutenant colonel and colonel of the Twelfth Regi
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774 to Present

President Buchanan's annual message to Congress is delivered to Capital Hill

James Buchanan's private secretary, A.J. Glossbrenner, delivered the President's annual message to the Congress to Capital Hill at noon, the day after the legislature had assembled and appointed its committees. Reception to the message was immediate and mixed.  (By John Osborne)
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Edmund Ruffin, Brady image, detail

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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, November 30, 2010.
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Edmund Rubbin [i.e. Edmund Rubbin]
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Brady-Handy Photograph Collection, Library of Congress

Edmund Ruffin, Brady image

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Library of Congress
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Sized, cropped, and adjusted for use by John Osborne, Dickinson College, November 30, 2010.
Image type
photograph
Use in Day View?
No
Courtesy of
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division
Permission to use?
Public
Original caption
Edmund Rubbin [i.e. Edmund Rubbin]
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Brady-Handy Photograph Collection, Library of Congress

“Lincoln’s Flight to Washington,” Fayetteville (NC) Observer, February 28, 1861

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Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, November 6, 2010.
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Lincoln’s Flight to Washington
Source citation
“Lincoln’s Flight to Washington,” Fayetteville (NC) Observer, February 28, 1861, p. 3: 2.
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Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.

“Should Mr. Chase Go Into the Cabinet?,” New York Herald, February 27, 1861

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Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, November 6, 2010.
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document
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No
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Permission to use?
Yes
Original caption
Should Mr. Chase Go Into the Cabinet?
Source citation
“Should Mr. Chase Go Into the Cabinet?,” New York Herald, February 27, 1861, p. 4: 3.
Source note
Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.
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