Category: Feature

Lincoln in Depth: Thirteenth Amendment Visit our series, Lincoln in Depth. A look at issues as they relate to Abraham Lincoln… View the feature in its entirety at: Abraham Lincoln’s Classroom Library

Eighth Judicial Circuit Map View the Eighth Judicial Circuit where Abraham Lincoln was a practicing lawyer in Illinois, and his typical traveling route. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Friends

Abraham Lincoln’s Beautiful Face We remember his grave face in granite and marble. Friends remembered Abraham Lincoln”s face differently. His ””expression in repose was sad and dull; but his ever-recurring humor, at short intervals, flashed forth with the brilliancy of an electric light,”” recalled Adjutant-General James B. Fry… View the feature in its entirety at:… Continue reading Abraham Lincoln’s Beautiful Face

The Road to Freedom The Civil War was a war of contradictions. The South seceded to perpetuate slavery and instead ended up destroying it. North vowed not to interfere with slavery and won sufficient support to kill it. Unlike many abolitionists, President Lincoln understood he couldn’t eliminate slavery without first saving the union… View the… Continue reading The Road to Freedom

Military Initiatives Mr. Lincoln had the reins of government but in the early days of the Civil War, he did not hold those reins tightly. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Freedom

Congressional Action and Inaction President Lincoln came under considerable pressure from Radical Republicans to take action to free slaves in areas in rebellion against the Federal government. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Freedom

Colonization Support for foreign colonization of freed slaves had a long history in the United States with advocates among both whites and blacks: View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Freedom

Compensated Emancipation After the campaign in the summer of 1848 and the rise of anti-extensionist pressure Lincoln’s position evolved. View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Freedom

Border States The loyalty of the Border States were a pressing concern for both the Confederate and Union governments in 1861: View the feature in its entirety at: Mr. Lincoln and Freedom