A president immortalized
Taken in 1920, this photograph shows the installation of President Abraham Lincoln’s statue at the Lincoln Memorial. Originally designed to be 10 feet tall, the...
Abraham Lincoln
Shortly after being elected the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln faced a divided nation. The Civil War lasted almost his entire Presidency. Just...
Appeal to the President
In this letter, Cpl. James H. Gooding complained to President Abraham Lincoln about the unequal pay situation. He argued that the men of the 54th Massachusetts did...
Composite photographs of conspirators
Seven of the 10 conspirators in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln are pictured in this composite. Neither Mary Surratt nor Dr. Samuel Mudd is pictured. An...
Discontinue house burning
Throughout the Civil War private property of both sides was destroyed by soldiers. Usually this was accomplished by burning private homes. Many commanders on both...
Forming a commission to investigate
On May 1, 1865, President Andrew Johnson ordered the Lincoln assassination conspirators tried by military commission. The commission met eight days later.
Free land in the land of the free
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862. On January 1, 1863, Daniel Freeman made the first claim under the Act, which gave citizens or...