Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site is a replica of the hamlet where Lincoln lived for six years during his early ...

Third book in planned five-part series from local author Jan Jacobi, “Lincoln and Douglas” deals with Lincoln's historic ...

An infusion of funding and newly introduced legislation has raised hopes that Lincoln’s New Salem Historic site can be ...

Named for Abraham Lincoln, a lifelong advocate for the public’s right to know, and also an acronym for “A Better Election,” ABE currently works with Election Systems & Software (ES&S ...

The election of Lincoln prompted the South to begin to withdraw ... Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the secession ...

Abraham Lincoln won election to the U.S. Congress in 1846. As a Congressman, he criticized the United States' participation in the Mexican War. Still, he worked to help Zachary Taylor, a hero of ...

In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln ran against John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), John Bell (Constitutional Union), and Stephen A. Douglas (Northern Democrat). At this time, there were ...