Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the secession of the South and the dissolution of the Union with all the political ...

Abraham Lincoln is widely considered one of the United ... Jefferson Davis or Uncle Sam lies beaten in the background Excerpt from book The Martyr President; Our Grief and Our Duty, J.

Massachusetts is home to the oldest drum company in the United States and one of the oldest in the world. Noble and Cooley in ...

Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

This is the week we recall the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Although we don’t single out his birthday as a nation any longer, ...

Studies Abraham Lincoln in relation to the historical period in which he lived. Analyzes his historical contributions and shows the Kentucky hills, Indiana backwoods and Illinois prairie country ...

Abraham Lincoln spent his birthday in Cincinnati on Feb. 12, 1861, on his way from Springfield, Illinois, to the nation’s capital for his inauguration. The president-elect didn’t know what ...