Abraham Lincoln’s Beautiful Face By Richard J. Behn We remember his grave face in granite and marble. Friends remembered Abraham Lincoln’s face differently. His “expression in repose was sad and dull; but his ever-recurring humor, at short intervals, flashed forth with the brilliancy of an electric… Abraham Lincoln In Depth >

Abraham Lincoln and Public Opinion Treasury official George S. Boutwell noted that Abraham “Lincoln possessed the almost divine faculty of interpreting the will of the people without any expression by them.” 1 Abraham Lincoln was an expert on public opinion – what it was and how it could… Abraham Lincoln In Depth >

President Lincoln and Patronage When Abraham Lincoln sent aide John G. Nicolay in July 1860 to confer with an anxious Indiana politician, he wrote out instructions that stated: “Tell him my motto is ‘Fairness to all.’ But commit me to nothing.” Nicolay added: “When, in the following December, after… Abraham Lincoln In Depth >

Abraham Lincoln and Technology Abraham Lincoln had a curious mind – he liked technology and natural mysteries. Judge David Davis recalled that Mr. Lincoln “had a good mechanical mind and Knowledge.”1 Attorney Henry Clay Whitney recalled one night when the two lawyers were on the… Abraham Lincoln In Depth >

The Funeral Train of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln died from his wounds at 7:22 P.M. on Saturday, April 15, 1865. Teenager Henry B. Stanton, who had frequently visited the President with his father, made his way to the Petersen House before the body of Abraham Lincoln was removed to… Abraham Lincoln In Depth >

President Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg Journalist Noah Brooks claimed that in early November 1863 he accompanied the President Abraham Lincoln to a sitting with photographer Alexander Gardner. “Just as we were going down the stairs of the White House, the President suddenly remembered… Abraham Lincoln In Depth >

Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address As President-elect Abraham Lincoln traveled from Springfield to Washington in February 1860, he deliberately avoided making policy statements that might be misinterpreted in either North or South. Historian Daniel J. Ryan noted that “Lincoln of course,… Abraham Lincoln In Depth >

Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1864 No American President had been reelected since Andrew Jackson had defeated Lincoln hero Henry Clay in 1832. Abraham Lincoln was determined to break that three-decade long curse. Meeting with President Lincoln in the summer of 1863 Benjamin Rush Cowen… Abraham Lincoln In Depth >

Abraham Lincoln and the Election of 1860 The polls had barely closed on the 1858 election when Jeriah Bonham wrote an editorial for the Illinois Gazette predicting the candidates for the 1860 presidential nomination: “Douglas will lead the cohorts of slavery. Lincoln should lead the hosts of freedom in this… Abraham Lincoln In Depth >

Abraham Lincoln’s Personality “In temper he was Earnest, yet controlled, frank, yet sufficiently guarded, patient, yet energetic, forgiving, yet just to himself; generous yet firm,” wrote J. T. Duryea of the U.S. Christian Commission, which met frequently with President… Abraham Lincoln In Depth >