Remembering Abraham Lincoln

Civil War Era

It would be an impossible task to write a commemoration of Abraham Lincoln in a few short paragraphs, so we will not even attempt it; it simply can’t be done. Lincoln is a towering figure in...

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April 1865—A Month to Remember

Civil War Era

This month marks the 160th anniversary of two major events in American history: the end of the Civil War following the surrender of the Confederate Army at Appomattox on April 9, 1865, and the...

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January 1863: President Lincoln Signs the Emancipation Proclamation, Extending Freedom to Enslaved Persons

Civil War Era

This month in 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, one of the most important Presidential acts in American history. Since the enactment of the...

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