Lot 62 is a sepia-colored carte de visite of Lincoln, boldly signed by him as “A. Lincoln” and PSA/DNA slabbed and graded ...

Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.

Regional animosities have existed in Illinois since before it was admitted to the Union in 1818 as the 21st state, and only ...

It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on Jan. 31, 1865, according to National Museum of African American & History of Culture. But not all slaves were freed.

It was passed by the Senate on April 8, 1864, and by the House on Jan. 31, 1865, according to National Museum of African American & History of Culture. But not all slaves were freed.

Andrew Johnson famously freed his slaves on Aug. 8, 1863, but it would be another 18 months before Tennessee freed enslaved people statewide.

By May 8, 1864, Melcher was leading his men at the Battle of Laurel Hill in Virginia when a bullet struck him in the right thigh, sending him home to Maine to recuperate.

Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look ...

If I forget thee,” Abraham Lincoln thought, speaking not at this moment of God’s Law but of the doctrine of the Declaration ...

The larger-than-life legacy of Abraham Lincoln lies, in part, in the smallest special-collections division of the University ...