An Eyewitness Account of Lincoln's Visit to Richmond (The Atlantic Weekly, 1865)"Abraham Lincoln was walking their streets: and worst of all, that plain, honest-hearted man was recognizing the "niggers" as human beings by returning their salutations!"
-so wrote the Atlanta Weekly journalist, C.C. Coffin, in this report to his readers concerning the 1865 tour Abraham Lincoln made to a very humiliated Richmond, Virginia.
Click here to read about the fall of Richmond.
Lincoln's Speech at Gettysburg (The Outlook, 1907)Attached is the printable text of that famous speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) at the dedication of the Federal cemetery for the Union's dead, near the site of that decisive battle, on November 19, 1863.
Click here to read about a dream that President Lincoln had, a dream that anticipated his violent death.
A Study of the Gettysburg Address (The Outlook, 1913)Jesse W. Weik (1857 - 1930) was one of the earliest of Lincoln scholars.
"In preparation for "Herndon and Weik's Life of Lincoln
" (1889), he visited every place in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky where Abraham Lincoln lived; examined the records of all the lawsuits in which Lincoln was engaged, and talked to everyone he could find who knew Lincoln. For thirty years and more he has made a special study of the sources, written and unwritten, of the personal history of President Lincoln".
Read about Lincoln's speech at Cooper Union
The Women Lincoln Loved (McCall's Magazine, 1920)This brief article, "The Women Lincoln Loved", illustrates the strong influences that four remarkable women made in the important process of molding the character of young Abraham Lincoln.
"All four of these women share in and are a part of Lincoln's greatness. They were the most powerful influences in the molding and shaping of the man and his career. Their valuation of life and their aspirations were the secret and noble forces that guided his heart and mind... Out of them was born a great and tender spirit with 'malice toward none, charity for all.'"
Click here to read about Lincoln as a child.
Lincoln's Reconstruction Parable (Harper's Weekly, 1907)President Abraham Lincoln told many parables during the Civil War; he told this one to General A.J. Cresswell on the last day of his life.
To read the story behind Lincoln's beard, click here.
The Clothing of Abraham Lincoln (Coronet Magazine, 1950)Many are the sales clerks at Brooks Brothers who readily boast that President Lincoln died while wearing one of their suits, but few are willing to suggest that it was highly likely that his chic, young assassin was also wearing some of their apparel. But that is neither here nor there; this article is a segment from a longer article about the history of that establishment, and it confirms that the Great Emancipator was indeed one of their customers, as were the Union Army Generals Grant, Sherman and Hooker.
Click here if you would like to read the entire article about the first 132 years of Brooks Brothers.
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