John George Nicolay - Wikipedia

Thank you, my friend Maj Marty Hogan for making us aware that February 26 is the anniversary of the birth of German-born American John George Nicolay who served as private secretary to US President Abraham Lincoln and later co-authored a biography of the 16th President.

As befitting a dedicated a true private secretary to President Abraham Lincoln there are videos focused on the man John George Nicolay rather they are all focused on the President he served.

Image: 1860s John Nicolay

Rest in eternal peace John George Nicolay!

"President Abraham Lincoln delivered an iconic speech in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, at the dedication of a military cemetery on November 19, 1863. In his brief remarks, now known as "The Gettysburg Address," Lincoln equated the catastrophic suffering caused by the Civil War with the efforts of the American people to live up to the proposition that "all men are created equal." This document featured here is presumed to be the only working, or pre-delivery, draft and is commonly identified as the "Nicolay Copy" because it was once owned by John George Nicolay, Lincoln's private secretary. The Library has two copies of the Address written in Lincoln's hand. This one was on view as part of The Civil War in America exhibition (Fall 2013)."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BicU5UfFulU


Background from nps.gov/people/john-george-nicolay.htm
John George Nicolay
Photograph of John G. Nicolay, President Lincoln and John Hay
John Nicolay
Library of Congress
SIGNIFICANCE: Private secretary to President Abraham Lincoln
PLACE OF BIRTH: Bavarian State
DATE OF BIRTH: February 26, 1832
PLACE OF DEATH: Washington, DC
DATE OF DEATH: September 26, 1901
PLACE OF BURIAL: Washington, DC
CEMETERY NAME: Oak Hill Cemetery
John George Nicolay was a journalist, clerk and private secretary to President Abraham Lincoln from 1861 to 1865. The future president came into contact with Nicolay when the younger man was clerking for the secretary of state in Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln was impressed with Nicolay's abilities and professional conduct, and when Lincoln was nominated for the presidency, Nicolay was retained as his secretary.

Nicolay was involved in Lincoln's most intimate personal affairs during the Civil War and became one of the President's most trusted aides. On a day-to-day basis, he and the president's assistant secretary, John M. Hay, were responsible for receiving and screening visitors, writing and editing letters, and delivering and receiving messages, among other duties. After Lincoln's death, Nicolay served as American Consul in Paris and then Marshall of the Supreme Court. Nicolay and Hay published a ten-volume biography of Lincoln in 1890 and Nicolay published a collection of Lincoln's writings in 1894."

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Maj Marty Hogan Always learning from your shares.

Interesting man. I remember reading about him in High School.