Abraham Lincoln

16th President: 1861-1865

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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

Picture of Grave

Biographies

The Life of Abraham Lincoln by Henry Ketcham

White House biography

Congressional biography

Biography from infoplease.com

In Search of the Real Abe Lincoln by Larry Jordan

Books and Other Media

Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness

With Malice Toward None: A Life of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln and His Generals

Abraham Lincoln: Redeemer President

Lincoln on Leadership : Executive Strategies for Tough Times

Forced into Glory : Abraham Lincoln's White Dream

Biography: Abraham Lincoln – DVD

Abraham Lincoln and the Forge of National Memory

Abraham Lincoln, a Press Portrait : His Life and Times from the Original Newspaper Documents of the Union, the Confederacy, and Europe

Lincoln : A Photobiography

Lincoln

Lincoln as I Knew Him: Gossip, Tributes and Revelations from His Best Friends and Worst Enemies

The Lincolns: Portrait of a Marriage

The Day Lincoln Was Shot

Search for books about Abraham Lincoln

Cabinet/Staff

List by infoplease.com

William H. Seward - Secretary of State

Edwin Stanton - Secretary of War

Salmon P. Chase - Secretary of the Treasury

Election Results/Presidential Campaign

1860

Opponents: John C. Breckinridge (D), Stephen Douglas (D), John Bell (CU)

Election

1864

Opponent: George B. McClellan (D)

Election

1860 & 1864 Campaign and Election History

Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858

Events during Lincoln’s administration and lifetime

Outline of events during Lincoln’s administration

Militia Service

Legal Career

Civil War

Emancipation Proclamation

Assassination

First lady and family

Mary Lincoln biography from the White House

Pictures of Mary Lincoln from the Library of Congress

Tad Lincoln

Robert Lincoln

Edward Lincoln

William Lincoln

Genealogy

Brian Tompsett’s US President genealogy page

Miscellaneous

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial

Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Stamps

Illinois Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission

Lincoln Bicentennial Activities in Washington, DC

Abraham Lincoln page from C-SPAN

Abraham Lincoln Online

Abraham Lincoln Resource Center

Abraham Lincoln Assassination

Abraham Lincoln Research Site

Mr. Lincoln's White House

Abraham Lincoln Assassination and Memorial

Lincoln-Douglas Debates

"Failures" list

Abraham Lincoln Association

2009 Lincoln Bicentennial Penny

Abraham Lincoln Birthday Centennial

Lincoln Mask

Quotes

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 Emancipation Memorial – Washington, DC

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum – Springfield, Illinois

Abraham Lincoln Monument – near Laramie, Wyoming

Mount Rushmore – Keystone, South Dakota

Lincoln Cottage at the Soldiers' Home - Washington, D.C.

Surratt House Museum – Clinton, Maryland

Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site – Springfield, Illinois

Looking for Lincoln - Illinois

Kentucky Lincoln Heritage Trail - Kentucky

Lincoln, Illinois

Pictures/Portraits

Pictures from the Library of Congress

Portrait from C-SPAN

Earliest Known Daguerreotype of Lincoln

Lincoln Daguerreotypes

Lincoln prints

Speeches/Papers/Publications

Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union speeches, and other documents

Presidential Rhetoric website

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

Abraham Lincoln's Patent information from US Patent Office

Abraham Lincoln's Patent

Comparison between Lincoln and Kennedy

Lincoln National Life Insurance Company

Vice Presidents

Hannibal Hamlin biography

Andrew Johnson page

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