Abraham Lincoln was met with a crowd of thousands when his whistle-stop tour arrived in Columbus, Ohio in 1861. It was during ...

Last Monday was the most unlucky day in the life of ABRAHAM LINCOLN, thus far ... It was generally believed that his Inaugural Address would be honorably distinguished from those of his ...

LAKE CITY — A bronze tablet mounted on red granite will commemorate Abraham ... Villard's description of the inaugural train's Feb. 16, 1861, stop at Girard Station, where Lincoln greeted ...

In his first inaugural address, Lincoln delivered a final plea to the South to remain, but to no avail. War broke out in April 1861 with the attempt by the ... Major Acts In practical terms, the ...

When Abraham Lincoln took the oath of office for his second term as president, the United States was divided as never before ...

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Although he placed his hands on two Bibles during his first inauguration ... one that President Abraham Lincoln placed his hand on during his first inauguration in 1861 as the U.S. was on the ...