If Lincoln Hadn’t Died...
Would the disastrous Reconstruction era have taken a different course?Eric FonerWinter 2009What would have happened had Abraham Lincoln not been assassinated? Every time I lecture on Lincoln, the...
View ArticleThe Speech That Made The Man
Lincoln’s oration at New York’s Cooper Union showed that the prairie lawyer could play in the big leaguesHarold HolzerWinter 2010On the frigid and stormy evening of February 27, 1860, so the...
View ArticleRiding The Circuit With Lincoln
A new picture of prairie lawyers coping with bad roads and worse inns on the Illinois frontier, drawn from David Davis’ lettersWillard KingFebruary 1955One of the most important periods in the life of...
View Article“To Open The Door”
A famous educator reviews 100 years of service by the land-grant collegesMilton S. EisenhowerApril 1955The year 1955 marks the centennial of one of the greatest landmarks in our American heritage of...
View ArticleThe Boy In The Window
Theodore Roosevelt, his widow recalled, watched Lincoln’s funeral from his grandfather’s houseStefan LorantJune 1955Stefan Lorant has made a double reputation, as a picture-magazine editor in Europe...
View ArticleAmerica's Oddest Election
Lincoln came out a victor in the 1860 presidential election despite winning only 2 percent of the Southern voteHarold HolzerFall 2010Just six months before the presidential election of November 1860...
View ArticleThe Imperial Congress
An impetuous and sometimes corrupt Congress has often hamstrung the efforts of the president since the earliest days of the RepublicThomas FlemingFall 2010On a little-remarked, steamy day in late June...
View ArticleWas Jefferson Davis Captured In A Dress?
A story that the Confederate president donned a petticoat to evade capture emerged right after Union cavalrymen apprehended him in Georgia at war’s end. But is it true?James L. SwansonFall 2010 On...
View ArticleShowdown At Sumter
Only hours after being sworn in, Lincoln faced the most momentous decision in presidential historyJames M. McPhersonWinter 2010On March 4, 1861, Abraham Lincoln’s first day in office, a letter from...
View ArticleLincoln As Commander In Chief
Even though he had no military training, Lincoln quickly rose to become one of America’s most talented commandersJames M. McPhersonWinter 2009On July 27, 1848, a tall, raw-boned Whig congressman from...
View Article“The Tide Is Setting Strongly Against Us”
Lincoln’s bid for reelection in 1864 faced serious challenges from a popular opponent and a nation weary of warEdward L. AyersWinter 2010For a good part of 1864—the year he faced reelection—Abraham...
View ArticleA Graceful Exit
In one momentous decision, Robert E. Lee spared the United States years of divisive violenceJay WinikWinter 2010As April 1865 neared, an exhausted Abraham Lincoln met with his two top generals, Ulysses...
View ArticleLincoln Inaugurated
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View Article"Oh Doctor, do what you can!"
First Medical Report on Lincoln's Assassination UncoveredEdwin S. GrosvenorSummer 2012It was the discovery of a lifetime. Helena Iles Papaioannou, a researcher with the Papers of Abraham Lincoln...
View ArticleA Spirit and Power Far Beyond Its Letter
The Emancipation Proclamation opened the door for Pennsylvania's African-American soldiersHarold HolzerSummer 2010The scene was wild and grand.Department Department Slug: U.S. Colored Troops Department...
View ArticleLincoln’s Home Away From Home Reopens
The Washington, DC, cottage where the 16th president escaped to weigh such matters as the Emancipation Proclamation has been faithfully restoredAnn GeracimosSpring/Summer 2008Only three miles from the...
View ArticleA Rude Reception
A tall stranger, told to keep out of the general’s tent, turns out to be LincolnOctober 1955Gen. Grant having decided to transfer his army to the James River, preparations began at once. . . . On...
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