American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

Abraham Lincoln made a stopover at Cincinnati on his way to his inauguration in 1861, just as the nation was falling apart.

That All Men Are Created Equal” features bills of sale, reward posters and more to explain slavery’s role in the Civil War, ...

The Heart of Lincoln,” a 1922 movie directed by the pioneering filmmaker Francis Ford, was found at a stock-footage library ...

Historian Vorenberg (Final Freedom) reflects on when and where the Civil War really ended in this intricate account. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox in April 1865 is Continue reading ...

The film, discovered last summer in a basement archive, sheds light on early 20th century depictions of the Civil War and the ...

President Lincoln, regarded by historians as one of the best presidents in history, was born on this day in 1809. He is ...

Over 100 years after his death, Anderson Ruffin Abbott's visit to the White House and his relationship with U.S. President ...

This is the week we recall the birth of Abraham Lincoln. Although we don’t single out his birthday as a nation any longer, ...

Approximately 90 African Americans have been identified as serving in the Abraham Lincoln Battalion. Unlike the American ...

President Donald Trump puts himself in a class above the two greatest presidents in U.S. history. During his Super Bowl ...