On Market Street in Steubenville, history still looks back at you. The bronze figure of Edwin M. Stanton gazes across the valley he once called home. Born here in 1814, Stanton rose from the banks of ...

Though Lincoln himself was not Jewish, his words of support drawn from the faith of history’s first Jew continue to serve as ...

On Nov. 19, 1863, then-President Abraham Lincoln delivered a powerful 272-word speech, later known as the Gettysburg Address, ...

The Civil War was far from over on Nov. 19, 1863, when the dedication ceremonies were held for the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg. Politicians and dignitaries had gathered in the small ...

Wednesday marked the 162nd anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, and a wreath-laying, a naturalization ...

The 1860 presidential election, which saw Abraham Lincoln win without Southern support, intensified divisions over slavery and states' rights, leading to Southern secession and the American Civil War.

Some listeners were startled; a newspaper reporter later wrote that Lincoln’s speech “passed unnoticed by many”; another ...

On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, stood at a Pennsylvania cemetery and shared his hope for the future.

Author Robert Watson provided a short overview about the Civil War during the summer of 1864 and the near invasion of Washington, D.C., by Confederate forces. The National Civil War Museum in ...

A dedication ceremony in Gettysburg on Wednesday honored the speech given by President Abraham Lincoln delivered 162 years ...

Much more than four score and seven years ago, Lincoln spoke to a crowd of listeners, reminding them of the importance of ...