Even Abraham Lincoln was called to duel: he had referred to one man as a "smelly, foolish liar" in a newspaper editorial. Lincoln chose swords over pistols, in the hope that his long arms would ...

A unique aspect of this duel was that Doty and Leicester were servants. For the most part, only gentlemen dueled. Most duelists chose guns as their weapons. The large caliber, smoothbore flintlock ...