Breckenridge, on a slave code ticket. 1864: Republican / National Union Party: Abraham Lincoln In the midst of the Civil War, the Republican Party asked that the country continue to fight ...

Abraham Lincoln grew up on the American frontier ... Lincoln named Grant commander of all federal armies in March 1864. With Lincoln's support, Grant pursued a policy of total war -- attacking ...

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we celebrate his essential contributions to our country, let's ...

He courteously replied, 'It is Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois.'" We will conclude with a passage from Lincoln's letter to Colonel Hodges, of Kentucky, written in April, 1864. We would willingly give ...

that John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln. Earlier that day, Lincoln was unusually cheerful. He had spoken with his son Robert that morning about his experience as a soldier, and General ...

Abraham Lincoln was assassinated 160 years ago. There had been four years of terrible conflagration and the loss of thousands of lives. I have chosen to honor Black History Month by featuring two of ...

Deaf President Now! review: participants in the 1988 protest at Gallaudet University recall their fight to be heard and for ...

Abraham Lincoln pardoned Joe Biden's great-great-grandfather ... Union Army civilian employee John J Alexander on March 21, 1864. Robinette was a veterinary surgeon for the Union Army.

National Museum of American History Abraham Lincoln's Watch, around 1858 National Museum of African American History and Culture Photograph of James Brown, Civil War veteran, with a picture of Abraham ...