Let’s finally kill that myth that several letter-writers are attempting to perpetuate regarding the cause of the Civil War. And we can let Abraham Lincoln settle it with his own words from his ...

Test your knowledge of the American Civil War with this quiz! Answer questions about key figures, causes, battles, and ...

These words have been written by Jon Meacham, a Pulitzer Prize winning biographer in an essay about President Lincoln during the Civil War: The work of democracy is to lead a sufficient number of ...

William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.

Abraham Lincoln's 272-word Gettysburg Address is perhaps the greatest of all tributes to America's war dead. ... The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest of America's Civil War.

Trump Says Abraham Lincoln Should Have "Settled" Civil War. ... week that while he thought Abraham Lincoln might have been a “great president,” Trump always wondered why the Civil War ...

A previously unpublished letter by Abraham Lincoln that offers insight on his management of the Civil War sold Wednesday for $85,000.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 ...

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 ...

This episode originally aired on May 2, 2024. What lessons can the five months leading up to the Civil War teach us about the political landscape of today? A new book delves into that short span of ...

Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War will be the topic of the next — and next-to-last — Trumbull Town Hall lecture. Louis Masur, a professor of American Studies and History at Rutgers University ...

A recently discovered letter written by President Abraham Lincoln that offers a glimpse into his thinking during the early part of the Civil War sold last week in Pennsylvania for $85,000 ...