It is not, however, our intention to enter upon the political aspect of the book ... He courteously replied, 'It is Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois.'" We will conclude with a passage from Lincoln's ...

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

This coming Wednesday is Abraham Lincoln’s birth anniversary. In his Second Inaugural Address, as the President of a divided ...

For all his modesty and wartime preoccupation, the 16th president was one of the most photographed men of his time, with a ...

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 ...

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

A house divided against itself cannot stand” is a quote from an Abraham Lincoln speech given in 1858. It was true then and it is still true today. We are continuing in a government shutdown that ...

National Park Service employees dust the statue of President Abraham Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial ... but through the machinations of politics. A war centered on slavery, on the insistence ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains a tragic historical ... newly formed Republican Party and reentered politics, defeating sitting U.S. Senator Stephen ...

The death of three children and her husband's preoccupation with political matters during the Civil War would only make matters worse. Abraham Lincoln won election to the U.S. Congress in 1846.