View the complete text of the Wade-Davis Manifesto which describes a bill proposed for the reconstruction of the South. The bill passed both houses but was then vetoed by President Lincoln.

Statue of President Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial (Washington)

Brief overview of the life of President Lincoln. Includes photo.

Do you know why Abraham Lincoln grew a beard? Learn interesting and fun facts about President Lincoln in an easy to read question/answer format.

Abraham Lincoln has the distinction of being the first President to be assassinated. The Library of Congress has more information about the events surrounding this historic event.

This American History site provides the text of Abraham Lincoln's last speech given on April 11, 1865.

A detailed description of Lincoln's last day with an eyewitness account of the assassination. Includes information on the trial of Booth's conspirators.

"Will you please let me know if I am free?" wrote Annie Davis. Annie Davis was a slave who wrote this letter to President Lincoln 20 months after the Emancipation Proclamation. To understand her confusion, examine the following documents...

The complete text of the Nevada Constitution. The Nevada constitution of July 4, 1864 forbid slavery and allowed for President Lincoln to proclaim that the State of Nevada was admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the original...

The Miller Center of Public Affairs at the University of Virginia offers biographical information on Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865 CE), including short-answer basics and a "Life in brief."

The complete text of Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address where he attempts to reach out the states that have seceded and assure them that his first priority is preservation of the Union.

An overview of the poetry of President Abraham Lincoln. Includes original transcripts of some of his poems.

Resource provides a list of websites that contain biographical information, places to visit, photo tours of historical places associated with Lincoln, and the text to some of Lincoln's famous speeches and writings.

View an excerpt from this book, a collection of images of President Abraham Lincoln.

Biography of Abraham Lincoln with pictures and links. (In Spanish)

Text of President Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, delivered March, 4, 1865.

Commemorating Abraham Lincoln's 200th birthday, this exhibition provides several documents and photographs remembering the President's life. Resources cover his political career, slavery, the civil war and his assassination.

At the Mask of Lincoln website find an impressive gallery of Lincoln portraits and portraits of Lincoln's contemporaries, all captioned with interesting historical sidebars. The famous cracked-plate portrait of Lincoln, taken shortly...

Follows the events leading to the trial of those accused of conspiring to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. Historical documents and primary sources describe the events.

This site is a wonderful resource for everything you need on Abraham Lincoln! The site contains the text to many of his writings and speeches, many pictures, profiles and biographies, information on places associated with Lincoln, plus...

Using interactives and videos, this lesson explores the unique challenges Lincoln faced during the five years of bloody civil war which made him America's greatest but most controversial wartime leader.

Text of Abraham Lincoln's first inaugural address, March 4, 1861

The Lincoln Institute takes an in-depth look into the first inauguration of Abraham Lincoln. Details the climate on inauguration day, the location of Lincoln before, during and after the inauguration. Cites first hand accounts from those...

Details the April 14, 1865, assassination of President Lincoln. Also includes a link to a picture gallery.