Anachronisms: In the episode "Mrs. Lincoln's Husband," the Lincolns are hosting a reception for General and Mrs. Tom Thumb, two dwarves from P.T. Barnum's circus. One Senator dryly says to the other that maybe Lincoln should appoint General Thumb to command the Union armies. The other says, "After the disaster at Fredericksburg, it'd be an improvement." An earlier scene shows Lincoln encouraging his 11-year-old Willie to come down to the reception. Willie Lincoln died February 20, 1862. The Battle of Fredericksburg was on December 13 of that year.
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