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Quote of the Day
I have here stated my purpose according to my view of official duty; and I intend no modification of my oft-expressed personal wish that all men everywhere could be free.”– Letter to Horace Greeley , August 22, 1862

Daily Story
On one occasion when Mr. Lincoln was going to attend a political convention one of his rivals, a liveryman, provided him with a slow horse, hoping that he would not reach his destination in time. Mr. Lincoln got there, however, and when he…
Abraham Lincoln in Depth

Abraham Lincoln’s Moods
“Lincoln was a curious – mysterious – quite an incomprehensible man,” wrote William H. Herndon shortly before he died... Read more View more articles
Cartoon Corner
President Lincoln enjoyed humor. Many Americans enjoyed making fun of the President. Some of the most recognizable cartoons were published in Harper’s Weekly, a New York City periodical ... Read more
1854
When Illinois Senator Stephen Douglas introduced congressional legislation in January 1854 that became the Kansas-Nebraska Act, he inadvertently sowed the seeds of his own political demise.
View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Freedom

Theodore Tilton (1835-1907)
Theodore Tilton was “young, handsome, religious, intense…”
View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and New York

Compromise with the South
Nast powerfully combats the defeatism that pervaded the Union during the summer of 1864…
View the feature in its entirety at: Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom






