Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

On November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President ... In his inaugural address, delivered on March 4, 1861, Lincoln proclaimed that it was his duty to maintain the Union.

When Abraham Lincoln was preparing his speech for his second inaugural in 1865, historians think he cut the sentences and paragraphs from a printed draft and pasted them onto the copy he planned ...

Here's what Frederick Douglass said during a visit to Elmira, which drew people from everywhere within a hundred miles.

Other speeches and writings evince Lincoln ... In the debate over emancipation, Lincoln struggled to reconcile the demands of religious leaders to free the slaves with the realities of the ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln ... modern rhetoric, Lincoln's surprising election in 1860 helped spark the war itself. His Gettysburg Address (1863) and ...

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Celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday on February 12 by honoring his legacy of leadership, honesty, and perseverance. Explore ...

The item in question is the pen Abraham Lincoln used 150 years ago to sign the Emancipation Proclamation. It’s in a small exhibition at the Massachusetts Historical Society, “Forever Free ...

In the meantime, politicos can travel back in time and contemplate the life and legacy of the country’s 16th president: Abraham Lincoln ... are printings of Lincoln’s speeches, including ...