A very short speech, but one of the most famous by an American President. The Gettysburg Address was actually delivered after another speaker's two hour discourse. [15:00]

Professor Merrell Gage describes the life and career of Abraham Lincoln as he sculpts a lifelike bust of the 16th President, making physical changes in the subject's hair, beard and expression to correspond to events in Lincoln's life.

The Civil War began in April of 1861. President Lincoln declared that his primary goal was to save the Union.

The topic of this podcast is President Lincoln and the preservation of the Union.

Looks at President Lincoln's assertion of presidential powers during wartime.

President Lincoln's assertion of presidential powers included suspension of habeas corpus.

President Lincoln contributed to the rise in presidential power through his use of executive power during the Civil War.

Lincoln and Roosevelt both engaged the country in wars by using their emergency powers as set by a Supreme Court decision in 1866. Congressional approval was sought by Lincoln after he acted, and, while Roosevelt asked for approval, he...

In this Crash Course video with John Green, we learn about how the Union won the Civil War and the part Abraham Lincoln played, military technology that impacted the outcome, the role of photography in fashioning public opinion, and...

This video checks information included in the fiction book entitled Magic Tree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last! by Mary Pope Osborne. The book Fact Tracker: Abraham Lincoln, the nonfiction companion written by Will Osborne and Mary Pope...

Listen to actor Sam Waterson read Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

Tom Richey presents a rich summary of the Civil War and Emancipation Proclamation in this video. [19:14]

Take your students on a field trip to the Ford's Theatre and never leave your classroom! Watch this virtual tour of the theatre where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated. Experts lead the tour and discuss achievements of the 16th President...

Read and listen to the Gettysburg Address. Photo of Abraham Lincoln included.

The Civil War seems so ancient to us, but we can actually hear recordings made by Civil War soldiers! The Library of Congress interviewed Gen. Julius Howell in 1947 about his experiences in the Civil War. Listen to his remembrances about...

This lesson introduces epistrophe as a rhetorical device. This tutorial lesson shares a short screencast with the lesson's content. [2:20]

Discusses how Abraham Lincoln found himself having to support the end of slavery after initially believing he would just be trying to keep it from spreading. The Emancipation Proclamation was written some time before it was declared as...

In this video, Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is read aloud and each line is then interpreted. One gets the sense of why this speech never fails to move one and why it continues to have an impact on Americans' sense of identity. [11:49]

An informational site on Abraham Lincoln. Includes general information about his life, works, and writings, including The Gettysburg Address. Also includes links to other sites.

A close reading of the Gettysburg Address. [11:49]

The Gettysburg Address was delivered by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863. In this video, Kim sets the stage for the address and describes the scene at the cemetery. [9:55]

In this Crash Course video, John Green teaches you about the election of 1860. The tensions between the North and South were rising, ultimately due to the single issue of slavery. The North wanted to abolish slavery, and the South wanted...

Lincoln's rhetoric was noted and often criticized for its simplicity. In this video segment, several of Lincoln's most famous lines of oratory from different points in his political career are cited. [0:44]

This video segment takes a look at Lincoln-related artifacts in the Lincoln Museum and in the private collection of Louise Taper. [3:20]