Critics are warning that without swift intervention, "we risk losing these historical assets" at Lincoln's New Salem site.

When Lincoln left Illinois and headed east for his inauguration, he told the crowd at the Springfield railroad station that he ... Major Acts In practical terms, the achievements of Abraham Lincoln ...

Abraham Lincoln spent his birthday in Cincinnati on Feb. 12, 1861, on his way from Springfield, Illinois, to the nation’s capital for his inauguration. The president-elect didn’t know what ...

A Pekin woman who gained her freedom from indentured servitude with the help of Abraham Lincoln more than two decades before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation as president is the subject of a ...