The
exhibit, A. Lincoln: From Railsplitter to Rushmore, which
runs from June 1st to September 30, 2013 at the Reagan Presidential Library, offers original notes and letters
from the 16th president’s childhood to his time in office. The exhibit features
250 pieces on loan from 30 Lincoln collectors. Along with a remarkable array of
artifacts such as Lincoln's signature stovepipe hat and gold pocket watch
inscribed with his initials are two Oscar-winning sets and costumes from the Steven
Spielberg 2012 film "Lincoln."
Additional
exhibit elements include: Copies of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment
signed by Lincoln, the handwritten personal testimony of Boston Corbett, the
man who killed assassin John Wilkes Booth, a check written for his son Robert,
a poem from his youth and a request for music to be played in the White House
for the first lady. Many of these pieces have rarely been seen by the public on
the West Coast.
Abraham Lincoln, (1809 - 1865), was the 16th President of
the United States of America. — Alexander Gardner
For
more information on the Lincoln exhibit, please click HERE.
It
should also be noted that the Valley’s own Campo de Cahuenga has ties to the
Civil War. To learn more about Campo de Cahuenga, please click HERE.
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