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.

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

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

Abraham Lincoln, celebrated on his 216th birthday, left a significant impact as the 16th President of the US. Not only known ...

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

Abraham Lincoln’s firm resolve during his last days demonstrated his enduring commitment to the common good', A CT historian writes.

With all the tumult surrounding the beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term, there is once again an uptick in talk ...

“Old educational films are kind of dry.” But he rolled the film, which Lauro described as a “love letter” to Lincoln that ...

Abraham Lincoln's wife was long attacked for everything from her spending to her lack of emotional restraint. But with two ...

Like finding the Mona Lisa': Historian learns freed slave buried in Hamilton Cemetery is U.S. Civil War vet Abbott wrote he was at the boarding house when Lincoln was shot, and a messenger for ...