Learn about Abraham Lincoln (sixteenth president, 1861–1865) through museum art and artifacts from across the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery collection reflects many faces of ...

The president’s iconic beard was a product of the anxious new realities of the photographic age.

American history enthusiasts, take note. An auction of artifacts relating to U.S. president Abraham Lincoln includes his own personal possessions, such as clothing, as well as autograph letters ...

Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the secession of the South and the dissolution of the Union with all the political ...