Correspondence of the New-York Times. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Saturday, May 26. 1860. ABRAHAM LINCOLN, personally, is spoken well of by all. As an individual, he is liked for his honesty and sincerity ...

On November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States -- an event that outraged southern states. The Republican party had run on an anti-slavery platform, and many ...

In the election of 1860, Abraham Lincoln ran against John C. Breckinridge (Southern Democrat), John Bell (Constitutional Union), and Stephen A. Douglas (Northern Democrat). At this time, there were ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains ... elegant phrases of modern rhetoric, Lincoln's surprising election in 1860 helped spark the war itself.

Historians consistently rank Abraham Lincoln as the greatest U.S. president. Without his leadership and political brilliance, ...

“Abraham Lincoln: His Life in Print” is on view through ... he had to persuade voters to elect him. In 1860, four main candidates were on the ballot: Lincoln, John C. Breckinridge, Stephen ...

In a quarter-century legal career, Abraham Lincoln accepted all types of casework, ranging from real estate to murder — and ...

Hutchinson might be hundreds of miles from the Land of Lincoln, but there are good reasons to celebrate Abraham Lincoln’s birth on this day 200 years ago. Is it because our 16th president ...

President Abraham Lincoln died in Washington, D.C., on this day in history, April 15, 1865, one day after he was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln, who was elected president in 1860 ...

It’s a slip, not a fall,” Abraham Lincoln said after his loss in his legendary 1858 Illinois Senate contest against Stephen Douglas. Liz Cheney apparently has the same attitude after her ...

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