The complete online text of Writings of Abraham Lincoln, the — Volume 1: 1832-1843 by Abraham Lincoln.

As a young man, Lincoln had taken flatboat trips down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. While traveling, he saw other boats become unavoidably grounded on sandbars that were created by the river's shifting currents. His interest sparked by the sight, Linc...

Sixteenth president of the United States and president during the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) was immortalized by his Emancipation Proclamation, his Gettysburg Address, and two outstanding inaugural addresses. Abraham Lincoln was born on Feb....

The D.C. Heritage Tourism Coalition thanks Paul Brookman for a good catch [letters, Feb. 8]. The history in our "Civil War to Civil Rights: Downtown Heritage Trail," which features 21 exhibit-style signs and banners, would not be complete without its villains as well as...

WASHINGTON -- Abraham Lincoln and his wife retreated in grief here after the death of their son. The wartime president and his family found a few moments of peace and solace here amid war and struggle. The Great Emancipator learned of the Union victory...