President Abraham ... choice. Lincoln's lack of military training inclined him at first to defer to General in Chief Winfield Scott, America's most celebrated soldier since George Washington.

Surratt, David Herold, George Atzerodt and Paine were hanged ... In the excerpt that follows, Buckley covers the Washington of Abraham Lincoln: On the 137th anniversary of the day Mr. Lincoln ...

Armistice Day in 1930 brought a massive crowd to downtown Spokane to see the unveiling of the Abraham Lincoln statue at Main ...

In his 1863 Gettysburg Address, he argued that the war must lead to “a new birth of freedom” or it would have been fought in vain. Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains a tragic historical figure, gunned down by an assassin just days after winning the nation's bloodiest war. A Republican ...

American history buffs will soon be able to bid on a set of 140 rare artifacts that formerly belonged to President Abraham Lincoln ... a 1787 letter from George Washington to Thomas Jefferson ...

History Uncovered Podcast Episode 58: Fun Facts About George Washington And Abraham Lincoln ... the Black Hawk War of 1832.

“Lincoln’s Peace” offers a pair of fascinating what ifs. Had the Union maintained a larger and stronger post-Civil War occupying ... after the fighting stops. Abraham Lincoln wanted to ...

Abraham Lincoln wanted peace, for the war to end. He expressed his desire to "bind up the nation's wounds" in his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865.