Abraham Lincoln
16th President: 1861-1865
Birth: February 12, 1809 at LaRue County, Kentucky
Birthplace information from American Presidents.org
LaRue County, Kentucky website
Birthsite - National Historic Site
Death: April 15, 1865 at Washington, D.C.
Gravesite information from American Presidents.org
In Search of the Real Abe Lincoln by Larry Jordan
Books and Other Media
Lincoln's Virtues: An Ethical Biography
Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President
Lincoln on Leadership : Executive Strategies for Tough TimesForced into Glory : Abraham Lincoln's White Dream
Biography: Abraham Lincoln – VHS Tape
Abraham Lincoln and the Forge of National Memory
Lincoln at Gettysburg : The Words That Remade America
Lincoln as I Knew Him: Gossip, Tributes and Revelations from His Best Friends and Worst Enemies
With Malice Toward None : A Life of Abraham Lincoln Mary Todd Lincoln : A Biography
Search for books about Abraham Lincoln
Cabinet/Staff
William H. Seward - Secretary of State
Edwin Stanton - Secretary of War
Salmon P. Chase - Secretary of the Treasury
Election Results/Presidential Campaign
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1860 |
Opponents: John C. Breckinridge (D), Stephen Douglas (D), John Bell (CU) |
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1864 |
Opponent: George B. McClellan (D) |
1860 & 1864 Campaign and Election History
Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858
1860 Presidential Nominating Conventions
Events during Lincoln’s administration and lifetime
Outline of events during Lincoln’s administration
First lady and family
Mary Lincoln biography from Grolier online
Mary Lincoln biography from the White House
Pictures of Mary Lincoln from the Library of Congress
Genealogy
Brian Tompsett’s US President genealogy page
Abraham Lincoln page from C-SPAN
Abraham Lincoln Resource Center
Abraham Lincoln Assassination and Memorial
Abraham Lincoln Birthday Centennial
National Historic Sites/State Historic Sites/Landmarks/Places to Visit
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historic Site – Hodgenville, Kentucky
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial – Lincoln City, Indiana
Lincoln’s New Salem State Historic Site – Petersburg, Illinois
Lincoln Home National Historic Site – Springfield, Illinois
Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site – Washington, D.C.
Lincoln Memorial – Washington, D.C.
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library – Springfield, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln Monument – near Laramie, Wyoming
Mount Rushmore – Keystone, South Dakota
Anderson Cottage (US Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home) - Washington, D.C.
Surratt House Museum – Clinton, Maryland
The Lincoln Museum – Fort Wayne, Indiana
Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site – Springfield, Illinois
Looking for Lincoln - Illinois
Pictures/Portraits
Pictures from the Library of Congress
Earliest Known Daguerreotype of Lincoln
Speeches/Papers/Publications
Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union speeches, and other documents
Abraham Lincoln Papers at the Library of Congress
Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization Project
First Inaugural Address and background from Bartelby.com
Second Inaugural Address and background from Bartelby.com
Mr. Lincoln’s Virtual Library at the Library of Congress
The Abraham Lincoln Collection at Boston University
Trivia
Trivia from The Presidential Facts Page
Comparison between Lincoln and Kennedy
Hannibal Hamlin biography from Grolier online
Andrew Johnson biography from Grolier online
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