In recent weeks, historical sites and societies throughout the country have been marking the 151st anniversary of the end of the Civil War and the death of Abraham Lincoln. In the Harry T. Peters ...

Abraham Lincoln document from Civil War up for sale By Dakin Andone, CNN 2 minute read Updated 3:35 PM EDT, Mon May 29, 2017 Link Copied! The document is Lincoln's "signed ...

A previously unpublished letter by Abraham Lincoln that offers insight on his management of the Civil War sold Wednesday for $85,000. The letter, dated Aug. 19, 1861—during the first year of the ...

Abraham Lincoln pardoned President Biden's great-great-grandfather after a late-night Civil War-era brawl, documents reportedly show, linking the two presidents across the centuries. The court ...

But he comes to Washington a few times a year, and he had invited me over to talk about Abraham Lincoln. As the 150th anniversary of the Civil War ticks along, we’re hearing a lot about Lincoln.

Pritzkers donate Lincoln's Civil War order to blockade Southern ports to state museum The fateful 163-year-old document had been in an anonymous private collection until its purchase at auction by ...

President Abraham Lincoln with his eventual election opponent in 1864, future Democrat presidential candidate General George B. McClellan, at his headquarters at Antietam, October 3, 1862.

OVERVIEW: Abraham Lincoln’s presidency was defined by the Civil War. Before he even took office—and largely because of his election—southern states were seceding from the Union, and he would ...

On November 13, Justice Elena Kagan hosted the Supreme Court Historical Society’s fourth and final 2014 Leon Silverman lecture. Professor Lucas Morel of Washington and Lee University was the lecturer.

Lincoln may have thought the nation needed a day to feel thankful in the midst of the Civil War, or he may have been playing the masterful politician by diverting attention from the disastrous ...

This Memorial Day, historical collectors have the opportunity to snag a rare Civil War item: a document believed to be the only one with the signatures of President Abraham Lincoln and his fellow ...