President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is ...

his policy was the expression of his character. This, no doubt, is true of any really great statesman, but it was remarkably so of Abraham Lincoln. As a tree may be known by its fruits ...

The only photograph of Abraham Lincoln in death almost never survived. When the assassinated president was laid out in his coffin in the rotunda of New York's City Hall for a viewing attended by ...

Swanson's bestselling book, "Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer," taking place during the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln's assassination as the hunt for John Wilkes Booth gets underway.