President Abraham Lincoln offered a short but seminal vision of the past and promise of the United States in a speech known as the Gettysburg Address. The brief speech—just 272 words arranged ...

We’ve all heard Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. One of the unforgettable lines reads “that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.” Those ...

So I’d forgotten or not noticed that the well-known statue of Abraham Lincoln is bracketed by two of his better-known orations — the Gettysburg Address on the southern wall and his second ...

In his 1863 Gettysburg Address, he argued that the war must lead to “a new birth of freedom” or it would have been fought in vain. Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln ...

When we think of the most legendary presidents our nation has had, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains a tragic historical ... 1860 helped spark the war itself. His Gettysburg Address (1863) and Second Inaugural Address ...

Abraham Lincoln’s firm resolve during his last days demonstrated his enduring commitment to the common good', A CT historian writes.

where Abraham Lincoln put the final touches on the Gettysburg Address. Previous travelers say the tour blends the right amount of history and spookiness. If a one-hour ghost tour seems too short ...

As Abraham Lincoln labors over the Gettysburg address, the importance of which he is fully aware, he learns that a menace from his past has returned, threatening to tear the already fractured ...

An Abraham Lincoln historian who’s working on a documentary about the Great Emancipator’s Funeral Train will give a talk to ...