He muses about Abe Lincoln’s stovepipe hat, presidential bearing and even ... thinking it would be instructive to see how an earlier president, Abraham Lincoln, struggled to find capable generals.

Read on for some of his most famous quotes and facts about his family life, his iconic look (including that stovepipe hat), and his eventual assassination. 1. Abraham Lincoln and his wife ...

Mounted cavalry troops lined the streets from the president-elect’s hotel to the Capitol, and sharpshooters stood on rooftops ...

Growing up, I admired Abraham Lincoln, but thought of him as one of many men of history, a tall man who wore a stovepipe hat and helped keep the union together. As someone who cheered short ...