In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln ran against John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), John Bell (Constitutional Union), and Stephen A. Douglas (Northern Democrat). At this time, there were ...

Lincoln’s election was itself evidence of the sectional discord that ... Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln are mammoth, yet simple to describe: he confronted the ...

Lincoln and Juárez never met but kept close diplomatic ties for years, likely a factor in covert U.S. help against the invasion of Mexico.

America’s secession winter, the period between Abraham Lincoln’s election in November 1860 and his inauguration the following March, is surely such a theme, having been explored by writers ...

Looking at a picture of Abraham Lincoln in October 1860, the 11-year-old Grace Bedell claimed to have solved the problem of Lincoln’s face and wrote him a letter to tell him about it. The presidential ...

A Wilton auction house is offering a collection of more than 60 lots of items pertaining to the 16th president of the United States, Abraham ... gem of the Lincoln collection is an interpositive image ...

A new exhibition—“Abraham Lincoln ... pamphlets, election ballots, political songsters and more. Also on view are printings of Lincoln’s speeches, including his 1860 Cooper Union address ...