Articles related to "Lincoln Civil War"

Although President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation freed no one, it strengthened the U.S. war effort and led to the ultimate abolition of slavery.

Abraham Lincoln issued The Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863 freeing many slaves. Its scope was limited and the 13th Amendment was needed to complete the job.

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) is missing dozens of historical documents and items, and no one knows where they are or how they disappeared.

Abraham Lincoln led the nation through the Civil War, but what about the causes of the Civil War? Why did President Lincoln stop the South from seceding?

The writer of one of the most successful church songs in history was Alice Hawthorne, a man. He also wrote other little ditties such as Listen to the Mocking Bird.

During his Inaugural Address, Abraham Lincoln tried to warn the Southern States of the dangerous course that they had embarked upon.

Before his assassination in 1901, William McKinley found a good deal of success in the office of the President, being the first incumbent since Ulysses S. Grant to win re

William McKinley, the Ohioan who would later become President, began his life in politics early, and lived much of his life in service to his country.

Bowling Green's Civil War Experience includes opportunities to explore the Civil War Discovery Trail from a unique perspective - both above and below ground.

Years before the outbreak of the Civil War, Northerners and Southerners were sharply divided over whether the territories taken from Mexico should be opened to slavery.

The plain gray stucco neoclassical mansion housed war conferences. It also witnessed the death of a child and a visit by Abraham Lincoln.

Throughout his life, Abraham Lincoln's faith had a great deal of impact on him. His religious views were shaped by a variety of influences.