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A previously unknown and unpublished Civil War-era letter from President Abraham Lincoln has been acquired by the Raab Collection — and is being sold for $85,000. Here are details.
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.
The new movie “Lincoln” tells the story of President Abraham Lincoln’s efforts to pass the 13th Amendment amidst the Civil War. But a recently published book written by a Princeton alumnus argues that ...
Trump Says Abraham Lincoln Should Have "Settled" Civil War. ... week that while he thought Abraham Lincoln might have been a ...
A previously unpublished letter by Abraham Lincoln that offers insight on his management of the Civil War sold Wednesday for $85,000.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 ...
But was Abraham Lincoln the American Hitler? ... Civil War re-enactors battle during the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Bentonville on March, 21, 2015 in Four Oaks, ...
"Lincoln was fervently making plans to send all freed slaves to the jungles of Central America once the (Civil War) was over. … The only thing that kept this from happening was his assassination." ...
Lincoln is known for the Civil War victory and abolition of slavery. Kevin Peraino says he should also be remembered for foreign policy. Why Lincoln’s “one war at a time” doctrine saved the ...
Meet Abraham Lincoln, “The Great Emancipator” who “freed” the slaves. ... At least 180,000 blacks fought in the Civil War. And Douglass was one of Lincoln’s harshest critics.
This 2024 focus on the Civil War started when former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, whose state was the first to secede before Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration all those years ago, failed last ...