Category: Feature

Andrew G. Curtin (1817-1894) Pennsylvania Governor, Andrew G. Curtin, was a determined supporter of President Lincoln’s war efforts. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s White House

Nearby Washington “The capital was busy, crowded and exciting; everywhere there was activity, confusion, and distress.” View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s White House

John Dahlgren (1809-1870) John Dahlgren invented the Dahlgren cannon and was in charge of Washington Navy Yard before he commanded the South Atlantic Blockading Squadron. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s White House

Ambrose E. Burnside (1824-1881) Burnside succeeded George McClellan in November 1862. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s White House

John A. Dix (1798-1879) Dix served as Secretary of the Treasury under President James Buchanan form January to March 1861 after southerners deserted Buchanan’s cabinet. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s White House

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) Grant was a West Point graduate who reentered the Army in the Civil War and swiftly rose to command the Army of Mississippi. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s White House

George B. McClellan (1826-1885) Union General McClellan served as both Commander of the Army of the Potomac and General in Chief. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln’s White House

Contrabands & Freedmen The status of blacks who escaped servitude was not obvious or clear at the beginning of the Civil War. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Freedom

Transition to Presidency There was considerable pressure in late 1860 for Mr. Lincoln to speak out on the impending secession and his intentions regarding slavery. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Freedom

Legal Cases In Mr. Lincoln’s legal career, he had argued both sides of the slavery question. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Freedom