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

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 ...

This, no doubt, is true of any really great statesman, but it was remarkably so of Abraham Lincoln. As a tree may ... beyond these facts, we know little of his earliest years.

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 ...

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Lincoln had struggled to heal the wounds of war, yet he became one of its last victims, and the war left the country no less divided. Abraham Lincoln grew up on the American frontier. Born in a ...

11, 1861. Their differences, of course, dwarf the similarities. Abraham Lincoln, born poor and largely self-educated, served one term in Congress and had minimal military service during the Black ...