Young Abraham Lincoln and his family joined the migration over
the Ohio River, but it was Kentucky--the state of his birth--that
shaped his personality and continued to affect his life. His wife
was from the commonwealth, as were each of the other women with
whom he had romantic relationships. Henry Clay was his political
idol; Joshua Speed of Farmington, near Louisville, was his lifelong
best friend; and all three of his law partners were Kentuckians.
During the Civil War, Lincoln is reputed to have said, "I hope to
have God on my side, but I must have Kentucky." He recognized
Kentucky's importance as the bellwether of the four loyal slave
states and accepted the commonwealth's illegal neutrality until
Unionists secured firm control of the state government. Lowell
Harrison emphasizes the particular skill and delicacy with which
Lincoln handled the problems of a loyal slave state populated by a
large number of Confederate sympathizers. It was not until decades
later that Kentuckians fully recognized Lincoln's greatness and
paid homage to their native son.
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