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

Abraham Lincoln, celebrated on his 216th birthday, left a significant impact as the 16th President of the US. Not only known ...

President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is ...

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

An SIUE emeritus professor will speak on former President Abraham Lincoln during the speaker series in Edwardsville IL.

That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

"I have lost this battle because my force was too small. The Government must not & cannot hold me responsible for the result . . . . I have seen too many dead & wounded comrades to feel otherwise than ...

Letter writers discuss Donald Trump’s second inauguration, addressing climate change with young people, and ‘bullies’ being ...

The Los Angeles Opera dropped a contemplated world premiere for the second straight season in a cost-cutting move, and Missy Mazzoli’s “Lincoln in the Bardo” will instead open at New York’s ...

EDWARDSVILLE - SIUE Emeritus Professor Stephen Hansen will explore the myths and legends of Abraham Lincoln at the inaugural ...

It was in Tolono, a place Lincoln had visited a dozen or more times and where he had many friends, that the president-elect ...

wife of Abraham Lincoln. Her husband, who emancipated the slaves, and saved the union, enjoys near-universal adulation, while Mrs Lincoln has been the subject of criticism and disapproval since ...