Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we celebrate his essential contributions to our country, let's ...

War broke out in April 1861 with the attempt by the Federal government to resupply ... Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he ...

It is unlikely that anyone watching Monday’s presidential inaugural will spend much time thinking about the changing of the ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains ... On April 12, 1861, barely a month after Lincoln took office, Confederate forces fired on Union troops at Fort ...

1. Ask students to tell you some facts they know about Abraham Lincoln. (Possible Answers: He was the 16th President of the United States; he signed the Emancipation Proclamation; he was ...

We copied some days since from the Albany Atlas and Argus, an extract of a speech said to have been made by Mr. LINCOLN in 1858, in which he denounced those States which withheld from the negro ...

Abraham Lincoln richly deserves his own day instead ... was the longest railroad in the world at the time of his inauguration in 1861. He even dabbled in urban planning, drafting a plan for ...

Abraham Lincoln led America through the American Civil War (1861 - 1865), and ended slavery. Abraham Lincoln's Birthplace ...

Whitman first saw Lincoln when the president-elect visited New York on his way to the White House: on Feb. 19, 1861, he joined a ... Walt Whitman and Abraham Lincoln never spoke to one another ...

America made its history as the first Black person, Barack Obama, was sworn in as the 44th president of the country. In front ...

America’s 16th president, Abraham Lincoln, was born in Hodgenville ... year before the Civil War began — which was on April 12, 1861, according to Senate.gov. In 1863, Lincoln signed the ...

National Museum of American History Abraham Lincoln's Watch, around 1858 National Museum of African American History and Culture Photograph of James Brown, Civil War veteran, with a picture of Abraham ...