A previously unknown and unpublished Civil War-era letter from President Abraham Lincoln has been acquired by the Raab Collection — and is being sold for $85,000. Here are details.

OVERVIEW: Abraham Lincoln’s presidency was defined by the Civil War. Before he even took office—and largely because of his election—southern states were seceding from the Union, and he would ...

During the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln blew off steam by looking at the stars. May 27, 2014. By John Kelly. Earth's nearest star was rising in the sky and warming the morning air when I visited the ...

Lincoln reelected during Civil War: Nov. 8, 1864. President Abraham Lincoln. By Andrew Glass 11/08/2016 12:00 AM EST. On this day in 1864, Abraham Lincoln, the nation’s 16th president, ...

President Donald Trump suggested that he could have handled the Civil War better than then-President Abraham Lincoln in a meeting with reporters at The White House on Wednesday. “The Civil War, it ...

Documents from the National Archive show that then President Abraham Lincoln pardoned one of President Joe Biden's ancestors during the Civil War.

The Lincoln Forum hosted a discussion among current and former college professors on their approaches to teaching Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War era. Speakers included Craig Symonds of the U.S ...

For example, he kept major European powers — mainly Britain — from intervening during the Civil War and thwarting the Union’s plans. He didn’t engage when foreign nations started nearby wars.

In “Abraham Lincoln’s Unchurched Faith” (Houses of Worship, Feb. 9), Allen Guelzo draws conclusions about Lincoln’s church attitudes without noting the president’s experience at the New ...

(Answers will vary but will likely include Abraham Lincoln.) ... Explain that this interactive will give them the opportunity to make some of the key decisions Lincoln faced during the Civil War.