Well, this is a question that begs an involved answer. The United States was involved in a civil war at the time President Lincoln.  I won't go into the politics and motives behind the war, but I will attempt to answer your question as best as possible. In July, 1863, the armies of the North and … Read more

It depends on where you were.  Suppose you were in Chicago next to a bakery.  You would smell bread baking.  Neat, huh?  Or maybe, during World War One, you were standing in a temple in India.  Perhaps you would have smelled incense.  (Arent' I clever with this witty answer?) Seriously though, in addition to the answer already posted, you would also … Read more