Abraham Lincolns Duel

Civil War Trust

Did you know that Abraham Lincoln once fought a duel armed with a broadsword? Check out the article below for more about the editorial conflict turned martial! Mary Todd and James T. Shields play prominent roles in the battle on "Bloody Island."
http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/lincoln-hub/abraham-lincolns-duel.html

Abraham Lincoln's Duel

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In 1842, a young Abraham Lincoln publicly 

chastised James Shields in the course of a debate

about banking in Illinois. The ridicule pushed

 Shields to challenge Lincoln to a duel in which the

 victor took both the life and the pride