In 1864, amid the U.S. Civil War, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term as president. He was assassinated five ...

President Abraham Lincoln, amid the most turbulent administration and deadliest conflict in American history, defeated bitter personal rival and former Civil War Gen. George McClellan to win ...

On November 8, 1864, Dayton voted during a Civil War. The election was a referendum on the presidency of Abraham Lincoln and the fight against slavery. In Ohio, there was a strong anti-war movement ...

Here is a peek into the evening of President Abraham Lincoln’s 1865 inauguration celebration. On Nov. 8, 1864, with the Civil War in its final stages, Lincoln was elected for a second presidential ...

1873: The new Palmer House welcomed its first guests. At the time, 175 rooms were ready. Boarding was $3 per day (about $100 per day in today’s dollars). The previous version was destroyed in the ...

NEW YORK — A handwritten manuscript of an 1864 Abraham Lincoln speech sold for $3.44 million on the bicentennial of his birthday Thursday, setting a new auction record for any American historical ...

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:52:39 GMT — A handwritten manuscript of an 1864 Abraham Lincoln speech sold for $3.44 million on the bicentennial of his birthday Thursday, setting a new auction record for any ...

Nov. 8 (UPI) --On this date in history: 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 ...