In his 1863 Gettysburg Address, he argued that the war must lead to “a new birth of freedom” or it would have been fought in vain. Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln ...

It is Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois.'" We will conclude with a passage from Lincoln's letter to Colonel Hodges, of Kentucky, written in April, 1864. We would willingly give it in full, but space ...

In 1865, as the American Civil War winds inexorably toward conclusion, U.S. president Abraham Lincoln endeavors to achieve passage of the landmark constitutional amendment which will forever ban ...