Abraham Lincoln held the nation’s highest office at a most crucial time in its young history. ... ABRAHAM LINCOLN OUR 16TH PRESIDENT 1861-1865 By . Jasmin K. Williams.

Abraham Lincoln faced a nation that was literally falling apart in 1861. Some parallels between then and now. ... Both of Lincoln's inaugural speeches, in 1861 and in 1865, ...

Learn about Abraham Lincoln (sixteenth president, 1861–1865) through museum art and artifacts from across the Smithsonian. The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery collection reflects many faces of ...

Abraham Lincoln. Sixteenth President, 1861–1865. Campaign. By the spring of 1860, Lincoln was running against a deeply divided Democratic Party, positioning the nation on the brink of fundamental ...

When the dispute between union vs. states’ rights erupted into the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln guided the nation through its greatest challenge. PRESIDENT Abraham Lincoln made it clear from th… ...