Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address: Filmmaker Ken Burns, author David McCullough, actors Sam Waterston, Matthew Broderick, Stephen Lang, and Medal...
Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863.
How Lincoln Changed the World in Two Minutes
Why do Lincoln’s iconic words at Gettysburg still matter to each and every one of us? Professor Doug Douds of the Army War College explains in a new...
Evidence for The Unpopular Mr. Lincoln
Known almost exclusively by his got-up nickname "The Railsplitter," Abraham Lincoln had won the 1860 election in November with a mere 39.8 percent of...
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