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Rev War | Article

Future Presidents

The American Revolution produced many future leaders in the political sphere for the newly created United States of America. A few became president of...

Our New President: David N. Duncan Selected to Lead American Battlefield Trust

The American Battlefield Trust is pleased to announce that longtime chief development officer David N. Duncan has been named the organization’s new...

Civil War | Historic Site

President Lincoln's Cottage

Washington, DC | During the Civil War, Lincoln and his family resided here from June - November of 1862, 1863 and 1864, and the president would...

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President George Washington

When George Washington stepped out onto the pavilion at Federal Hall in New York City on April 30, 1789, he was making history yet again. Newly fifty...

Civil War | Video

President Lincoln's Cottage

Curator of President Lincoln's Cottage, Callie Hawkins, discusses the Lincoln Family's decision to move to the cottage and the role it played in their...

This is a landscape sketch of mountains and valleys.

Civil War | Historic Site

President James Buchanan's Wheatland

Lancaster, Pennsylvania | The ten-acre Campus of History features the historic grounds and gardens of the historic site, the Louise Arnold Tanger...

Civil War | Article

The President Has Been Shot

Photo essay from exclusive, behind-the-scenes access to photograph surviving artifacts of the assassination and ensuing investigation, trials and...

A collage of Presidents Grant, Hayes, Garfield, Harrison and McKinley

Civil War | Article

Presidents in the Making, Buckeyes in the Heat of Battle

We know their stories in the White House, but five of Ohio’s future U.S. Presidents fought in the Civil War before heading to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue...

Rev War | Video

George Washington, The First President

VIDEO | Did you know that George Washington did not want to be America's first president? While in office, he set many precedents that remain staples...

A collage of magicians and President Abraham Lincoln

Civil War | Article

A President Surrounded by Chaos, Mystified by Magic

President Lincoln's childhood fascination with magic continued into his time in the White House. Learn more about his love of mind-boggling feats and...