On This Day, Nov. 8: Americans elect Abraham Lincoln to second term

In 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president. He was assassinated five months later. In 1889, Montana was admitted to the union as the 41st state. In ...

This Day In History: President Abraham Lincoln elected 16th president

President Abraham Lincoln led the country through the Civil War and played a major role in the abolition of slavery after ...
The Meadville Tribune

Crawford County Civil War Roundtable will meet Nov. 12

Crawford County Civil War Roundtable member Henry Burkholder will present "Team of Rivals" at the group's meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church on Liberty Street in Meadville.
LimaOhio.comOpinion

Opinion: Recalling America’s pre-Civil War struggle with slavery

British abolitionists recognized the contradiction in the colonists’ position. One of the founders of the abolitionist ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Cincinnati's Civil War poets reflected the American spirit, gained respect from Lincoln

Dan Shannon of Anderson Township has created a national contest to find the best poem about America. Poet Thomas Buchanan Read wrote the famous Civil War poem “Sheridan’s Ride” in Cincinnati, first ...
The Atlantic

The Lincoln Way

Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address is a dense, technical affair. Delivered in March 1861, before the outbreak of the Civil War but after seven states had left the Union, it could hardly have ...
Local 12 WKRC Cincinnati

New app offers deeper insight into Ohio River's history from slavery to emancipation

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new app, developed with contributions from Dr. Eric Jackson of Northern Kentucky University, aims to provide visitors with a deeper understanding of the Ohio River's historical ...
WTOP News

Abraham Lincoln statue unveiled outside African American Civil War Museum

President Abraham Lincoln signed the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 162 years ago this week. To celebrate, dozens of people gathered for the unveiling of a new presidential statue outside the ...
Mississippi State University

Civil War scholars to lead Williams lecture on Lincoln, 13th Amendment next month

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Noted Civil War experts Brandi C. Brimmer and Judith Giesberg are leading a discussion on the 16th president and the amendment abolishing slavery during the eighth annual Frank and ...
New Republic

So You Want a Civil War? Let’s Pause to Remember What One Looks Like.

So, you say you want a “civil war”? In the wake of the murder of Charlie Kirk, Republican elected officials and members of the Trump administration have led or followed denizens of right-wing social ...
The Washington Informer

THE RELIGION CORNER: Museum Unveils Lincoln Statue Honoring Freed Slaves’ Fight

A new statue of President Abraham Lincoln was installed in front of the African American Civil War Museum on Sept. 5. Sculpted by Stan Watts, the bronze artwork depicts Lincoln signing the ...