Mounted cavalry troops lined the streets from the president-elect’s hotel to the Capitol, and sharpshooters stood on rooftops ...

Abraham Lincoln was born on this day in 1809 in ... he was on his way to Washington for his first inauguration (which used to take place in March) as the Civil War was about to begin.

On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second term of office. With the end of the Civil War in sight, and just six weeks before his assassination, Lincoln declared: ...

Facing the crisis of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln drew on religious feeling to help galvanize the North—and to bolster his ...

The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln," and two acclaimed books on 19th-century baseball and American culture. Acorn's visit to Sudbury is made possible by a generous bequest from ...

BRISTOL BOROUGH, PA —It's President Abraham Lincoln's birthday with ... headed on his train to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration. Lincoln made a brief stop in Bristol Borough, addressing ...

Abraham Lincoln. There are a great many aspects to Lincoln’s character and career. I've written previously about Lincoln as our technology president, his enduring relevance to Republican ...