In 1861, a pro-Southern mob wanted to block the tallying of electoral votes for Lincoln. So did some congressmen. By Ted Widmer Dr. Widmer, who worked as a speechwriter in the Clinton White House ...

Abraham Lincoln faced a nation that was literally falling apart in 1861. Some parallels between then and now. News Sports Entertainment Lifestyle Opinion Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals ...

In fact, a month after Lincoln took the oath of office on Mar. 4, 1861, shots fired at the Union’s Fort Sumter marked the beginning of the Civil War, America’s deadliest war.

Adalbert John Volck cartoon from 1861. Lincoln made it unharmed on his train trip to Washington. But if he hadn’t, a gigantic constitutional headache was in store for a federal government that ...

Springfield I start my journey, as Lincoln did, at the Great Western Depot at 930 W. Monroe St. It’s a two-story, red-brick structure with a low-slung roof that gives it a squat appearance.

Professor Matthew Pinsker talked about President Abraham Lincoln and his transformation into a wartime commander-in-chief. The presentation, "Lincoln in 1861: Becoming Commander-in-Chief," was ...

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 ...

When the dispute between union vs. states’ rights erupted into the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln guided the nation through its greatest challenge. PRESIDENT Abraham Lincoln made it clear from th… ...

The claim: In 1861, 11 senators and three U.S. House members were expelled from Congress for refusing to acknowledge Abraham Lincoln's electoral win Amid reports that some House Republicans are ...

Lincoln, worried that ... Mr. Winik contends that the 1861 Peace Conference in Washington might have averted rebellion altogether had Lincoln and Congress embraced its recommendations.

On this day in 1861, in order to finance the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Revenue Act, imposing the first federal income tax in U.S. history.

Abraham Lincoln held the nation’s highest office at a most crucial time in its young history. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin on Feb. 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Ky. The Lincolns moved … ...