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Abraham Lincoln

Presidential Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

(b. Feb 12, 1809 - d. Apr 15, 1865)
(16th President: 1861 - 1865)

K-12 TLC Guide to the American Civil War K-12 TLC Guide to the American Presidency K-12 TLC Guide to Slavery K-12 TLC Guide to U.S. History

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization, Northern Illinois University. Abraham Lincoln Online: Abraham Lincoln Field Trip Ideas. Abraham Lincoln Quiz. Actors Portraying Lincoln. Historic Places. Lincoln Family Time Line. Quote of the Week. Quotes. Springfield, Illinois. American Presidents Life Portraits, C-SPAN. Biographies: The America's Story, The Library of Congress. Biography.com. Fact Monster. Grolier Interactive Inc. *Harper's Weekly. Indiana Historical Society. The Internet Public Library. Lucid Library. Spartacus. Spectrum. Tombtown. U. S. Department of Energy. University of Kentucky. The White House. Chicago Historical Society. The History Place. Indiana Historical Society: Abraham Lincoln Collection, 1840-1933. John Hay Home. Kentucky Birthplace, The National Park Service. Liberty Online. Lincoln Herald. The Lincoln Memorial:* Daniel Chester French: K-12 TLC Guide. Ben's Guide to U.S. Government, U.S. Government Printing Office: Grades 3-5. National Archives & Records Administration. National Park Service. Tour of DC. U. S. Department of Energy. The Lincoln Museum, Fort Wayne, IN. Lincoln State Park, Indiana: K-12 TLC Guide. Lincoln's Indiana Boyhood National Memorial, The National Park Service. Lincoln's New Salem, IL. Loogootee West Elementary School. Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (b. Dec 13, 1818 - Jul 16, 1882): Biography.com. Fact Monster. Library of Congress. Letter of Advice to President Lincoln. Presidential Portraits. Mary Todd Lincoln's Cloak, Chicago Historical Society. National Public Radio (audio): Painting the First Ladies: 01/22/01 (5:38). Roger Norton Lincoln Research Site. The White House. Women of the American Civil War, AmericanCivilWar.com. Mount Rushmore. Northwestern University: "Lincoln": A Poem by Weir S. Mitchell. "Lincoln and the Race Problem": T. Roosevelt. Roger Norton Lincoln Research Site. A Patent for a President, US Patent And Trademark Office. Sheet Music about Lincoln, The Library of Congress. USA Slavery, Spartacus Educational. Who2. Writer's Almanac.
Abraham Lincoln	Lincoln Documents, Illinois State Archives: Lincoln Paycheck. Land Sale Records. Lincoln Documents in the Archives. 1840: Verification as Attorney for Foley Vaughn. 1845: Petition to Governor: Samuel Smith Pardon. 1853: Petition to Governor: William Davis Pardon. 1853: A Receipt for Payment of $25.00. 1857: Petition to Governor: John Hibbs Pardon. 1857: Added Paragraph to the John Hibbs Pardon. 1858: Petition to Pardon of Samuel Jones and Son. The Lincoln Legal Papers: Legal Briefs. Lincoln's Law Practice.
Abraham Lincoln	K-12 TLC Guide to the American Civil War. K-12 TLC Guide to Salmon P. Chase. K-12 TLC Guide to Stephen A. Douglas. K-12 TLC Guide to Horace Greeley. K-12 TLC Guide to John Hay. K-12 TLC Guide to George McClellan. K-12 TLC Guide to William Seward. K-12 TLC Guide to Caleb Blood Smith. Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. Ex Parte Milligan (1866): K-12 TLC Guide. History Channel: 02/13/1861: Lincoln Secretly Arrives in D.C. Avoiding Assassination Plot. 05/25/1861: Lincoln Suspends the Writ of Habeas Corpus. 11/01/1861: Lincoln Names McClellan Union Commander. 11/02/1861: Lincoln Relieves Fremont of Command. 01/27/1862: Lincoln Orders Union Forces to Advance on February 22. 08/20/1862: Horace Greeley Editorial Calls for Emancipation of All Slaves. 09/02/1862: Lincoln Restores McClellan to Full Command. 10/25/1862: A Sarcastic Lincoln Wires McClellan. 11/05/1862: Lincoln Removes McClellan. 11/05/1862: Lincoln Replaces McClellan with Burnside. 11/14/1862: Lincoln Approves Plan to Take Richmond. 03/03/1863: Lincoln Approves the National Academy of Science. 02/03/1865: Lincoln & Confederate Leaders Discuss Peace in Virginia. 03/03/1865: The Freedman's Bureau Is Created. Mrs. Emilie Todd Helm: Sister-in-law of the President. The Internet Public Library. Library of Congress: 03/04/1861: Presidential Inauguration. 05/26/1864: Lincoln Creates the Montana Territory. 03/04/1865: Presidential Inauguration. Carl Schurz. Photographs: Emancipation Proclamation: 1st Cabinet Reading. Lincoln with Sojourner Truth. Lincoln with Son Tad (2/18/1864). Presidential Portrait. Pinkerton Uncovers Assassination Plot (1861). Yosemite Land Grant Signed, June 30, 1864. McClellan's Letter to President Lincoln (1862): University of Oklahoma. The National Portrait Gallery, The Smithsonian Institution. National Public Radio (audio): Lincoln's Press Agent: Newhart, Bob: 10/7/99 (15:30). Presidential Campaign Songs: 11/7/00 (5:00). Presidential Shoes: 10/3/00 (3:30). What if Lincoln Had Lived?: 2/12/00 (19:00). Presidential Elections: 1860: Chicago's Political Conventions: 1860, Chicago Historical Society. *Harper's Weekly. Library of Congress. New York Times. 1864: Harper's Weekly. Presidential Haiku: K-12 TLC Guide*.
Abraham Lincoln	Johnson, Andrew: K-12 TLC Guide. Lincoln, Mary Todd: K-12 TLC Guide. Seward, William: K-12 TLC Guide. Wallace, Lew: K-12 TLC Guide. Assassination Report: National Archives and Records Administration. Ford's Theater: At Ford's Theater (Currier & Ives), The Library of Congress: Chicago Historical Society. The National Park Service: Ford's Theater National Historic Site. U.S. Treasury Guards Flag Silk. The Library of Congress: 04/14/1865: Today in History. The Assassination of President Lincoln. Poster: $100,000 Reward. Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trials: 1865 (links), University of Missouri-Kansas City. Mary Todd Lincoln's Cloak, Chicago Historical Society. Model Funeral Train Exhibit. The National Park Service: Ford's Theater National Historic Site. Funerals, Pennsylvania Avenue National Historical Park. *The New York Times. Roger Norton. Turner Learning. University of Missouri, Kansas City. The White House Funeral Sermon: April 19, 1865, Abraham Lincoln Online. Arnold, Samuel: K-12 TLC Guide. Atzerodt, George: K-12 TLC Guide. Booth, John Wilkes: K-12 TLC Guide. Herold, David: K-12 TLC Guide. O'Laughlen, Michael: K-12 TLC Guide. Powell, Lewis (Lewis Paine) K-12 TLC Guide. Spangler, Edman: K-12 TLC Guide. Surratt, John: K-12 TLC Guide. Surratt, Mary: K-12 TLC Guide. Mudd, Dr. Samuel: K-12 TLC Guide*.
Abraham Lincoln	K-12 TLC Teachable Moments 04/14/1864: The Assassination of President Lincoln.
Abraham Lincoln	1st Inaugural Address, Monday, March 4, 1861: *The Atlantic: Bartleby.com. C-SPAN. National Park Service. Northwestern University. 2nd Inaugural Address, Saturday, March 4, 1865: Abraham Lincoln Online. Bartleby.com. C-SPAN. National Park Service. Northwestern University. University of Oklahoma. 10/16/1854: Lincoln's Speech on the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise, Ashland University. 1858: Lincoln - Douglas Debates: Illinois in the Civil War. Writer's Almanac. 06/17/1858: "A House Divided": Basic Readings in U.S. Democracy, U.S. Secretary of State. Lincoln as Writer, National Park Service. 02/27/1860: Cooper Union Speech: Abraham Lincoln Online. Mathew Brady Photograph. Library of Congress. 02/11/1861: Farewell Address At Springfield: Abraham Lincoln Online. Lincoln as Writer, National Park Service. 11/03/1863: Thanksgiving Day Proclamation: K-12 TLC Guide to Thanksgiving Day. Fact Monster. On-This-Day. 11/19/1863: The Gettysburg Address: The Battle of Gettysburg: K-12 TLC Guide. Edward Everett: K-12 TLC Guide. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: K-12 TLC Guide. Abraham Lincoln Online. AmericanCivilWar.com. Basic Readings in U.S. Democracy, U.S. Secretary of State. Fact Monster. History Channel: 11/18/1863: Lincoln Boards Train for Gettysburg. 11/19/1863: The Speech. The Library of Congress: Library of Congress Exhibition. Today in History. National Park Service. Gettysburg National Military Park. National Public Radio: Gettysburg Eyewitness. Improving Great Speeches: 10/4/00 (2:15). Pennsylvania Dutch Country Welcome Center. The United States Constitution Online. University of Oklahoma. University of Virginia. Writer's Almanac. Civil War Institute, Gettysburg College. Speeches and Writings, Abraham Lincoln Online. Lincoln as Writer, National Park Service: "On The Declaration of Independence", 1858. "America's Strength", 1858. "The Union", February 11, 1861. "Presidents", February 12, 1861. "The Price of Freedom", Independence Hall, 1861. "Thanks To Those Who Have Served", 1864. "The 1864 Presidential Election"*.
Abraham Lincoln	Emancipation Proclamation: K-12 TLC Guide. Law Practice: Legal Papers. Lincoln As Writer, National Park Service: "The Know-Nothing (anti-immigrant) Party", 1855. "Slavery", 1858. "After Losing the 1858 Illinois Senatorial Election". "Jefferson & 'all men are created equal,'' 1859. "America's Future", 1859. "Difference between North and South", 1860. Lincoln Papers: Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library, The Library of Congress. Northwestern University: 1838: "Young Men's Lyceum of Springfield, IL". 1842: "Springfield Washington Temperance Society". February 27, 1860: "Cooper Institute Address". Selected Lincoln Documents, Illinois State Archives: 1838: Antrim Campbell Endorsement for Prosecutor. 1861: Note to Secretary of War Simon Cameron. Speeches and Writings, Abraham Lincoln Online: Letters. Writings.
Abraham Lincoln	"O Captain! My Captain!": K-12 TLC Guide. Primary: *Young Abe Lincoln: The Frontier Days, 1809-1837, Cheryl Harness. Young Adult: Lincoln: A Photobiography, Russell Freedman. Mr. Lincoln's Drummer*, G. Clifton Wisler.
	K-12 TLC Teachable Moments 02/12/1809: Birth date of Abraham Lincoln. 04/14/1864: The Assassination of President Lincoln. 09/19/1881: The Death of President Garfield by Assassination. 09/22/1862: Lincoln Issues Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. 11/19/1863: Abraham Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address.
	Grade 1: Abraham Lincoln, Tammy Payton Loogootee West Elementary School. Grades 5-8: *Lincoln: A Photobiography, Russell Freedman. Grades 9-12:* All Men Are Created Equal, A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust, The Florida Center for Instructional Technology: Lincoln's Assassination, John Namovich, Jay County High School, IN. Other: Abraham Lincoln Field Trip Ideas, Abraham Lincoln Online. Instructor's Guide, Houghton Miflin. The Lincoln Legal Papers Curriculum: Abraham Lincoln and the Rule of Law (pdf). Canals and Railroads Open Illinois (pdf). Illinois Agriculture & Marketplace (pdf). Marriage on the Illinois Prairie (pdf). Material Culture on the Prairie (pdf). Moving People through the Prairie State (pdf). Lincoln's Spot Resolutions, National Archives and Records Administration.

This guide last edited 06/10/2005
This guide last revised 09/02/2004
This guide created 07/20/2004