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Ill. Gov. J.B. Pritzker and wife donate key Civil War document to Lincoln presidential library
Chicago Tribune· 2 days agoFollowing the Confederacy’s 1861 attack on Fort Sumter, often viewed as the event that sparked the...
Lincoln’s Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois by governor and first lady
St. Louis Post-Dispatch· 2 days agoThe document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union’s military response to the launch of...
Abraham Lincoln's Civil War order to block Confederate ports donated to Illinois
ABC News 4 Charleston· 2 days agoThe document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union's military response to the launch of...
How a Schoeneck woman turned a piece of Reading history into a year-round Christmas tree
Lancaster Online· 7 days agoBack in the 1970s, Elaine Bowman attended the wedding of a former student at the old Hotel Abraham ...
Two faces of war: America 1861, Spain 1812
Smoky Mountain News· 1 day agoHere lifelong Civil War historian Emory Thomas, professor emeritus at the University of Georgia, examines the principal figures and events of a year...
No new taxes being considered to pay for potential Bank of Springfield Center expansion
Gannett via AOL· 4 hours agoWhile multiple revenue sources could pay for the nearly $93 million expansion, Van Meter said...
Abraham Lincoln's speech at Dayton's Old Courthouse: Did he get 'utmost attention' or was he 'not a...
Dayton Daily News, Ohio via Yahoo News· 7 days agoApr. 25—Before he was elected president, Abraham Lincoln visited the Montgomery County Courthouse in 1859. Lincoln, who had lost a bid for the U.S. Senate ...
On this day in history, April 26, 1865, John Wilkes Booth is killed by Union troops for murdering...
AOL· 7 days agoOn this day in history, April 26, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was killed when Union soldiers tracked him down to a farm ...
Lynx offense rolls in win over Yellow Jackets
Southwest Iowa's daily newspaper· 2 days agoAbraham Lincoln’s offense exploded for seven goals in the second half to defeat Thomas Jefferson for the fourth consecutive time, 10-0. “It’s a nice win...
Unearthed Mary Todd Lincoln letter up for sale - Boston News, Weather, Sports | WHDH 7News
7 News Boston· 2 days agoA letter written by Mary Todd Lincoln has been found – and shows a new side to the wife of President...
