The War Effort Several times a day, President Lincoln visited the War Department to get the latest news of the war. Of all the places associated with the war effort, the telegraph office was his most frequent destination. It was a… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

Teachers Resources The Lincoln Institute   – Lesson 1: The Emancipation Proclamation – Lesson 2: The Civil War and the Suppression of Civil Liberties   For more lesson plans and to view our other web publications visit www.abrahamlincoln.org Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

Frequently Asked Questions What ever happened to the Soldiers Home when Mr. Lincoln and his family spent their summers?   It still exists. Set up in 1851 by General Winfield Scott to help aged and infirm servicemen, the facility is now called the… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

Credits The format and text for Mr. Lincoln’s White House was conceived and researched by Lewis Lehrman and Richard Behn of the Lehrman Institute.   The preparation and inclusion of photos, documents and other images for Mr. Lincoln’s White House was coordinated by… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

John Palmer Usher (1816-1889) Usher was indeed a faithful if dull supporter of the president but he had little impact on Administration deliberations. Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles once recorded how Usher talked at a Cabinet meeting “without much point or force, on a subject he did not understand, nor to which he had […]

Edwin M. Stanton (1814-1869) Nicknamed “Mars”, Edwin M. Stanton was a pro-Breckinridge Democrat who was Attorney General under President James Buchanan (1860-61) and Secretary of War under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson(1862-68). Stanton succeeded Simon Cameron to whom he had given… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

James Speed (1812-1887) James Speed was the Attorney General of the United States who succeeded Edward Bates in late 1864. He was the brother of Joshua Speed, who had been Mr. Lincoln’s closest friend in Springfield before Speed returned to Kentucky in 1841. The friendship was… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

Caleb B. Smith (1808-1864) Secretary of the Interior (1861-63), Caleb B. Smith was the Chairman of the Indiana Republican delegation at the Chicago Republican National Convention in 1860 who seconded Mr. Lincoln’s nomination. His selection fulfilled an obligation unfortunately incurred by Lincoln’s… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

William H. Seward (1801-1872) Secretary of State in Lincoln’s Cabinet, William H. Seward was the Senator from New York (Whig, Republican, 1849-61) who was the leading candidate for Republican presidential nomination in 1860. His association with New York Republican boss Thurlow Weed tainted him in the eyes of… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >

Hugh McCulloch (1808-1895) Secretary of the Treasury (1865-69), Hugh McCulloch was the third to occupy that post in the administration of President Lincoln. An Indiana banker who traveled to Washington in 1862 to object to national banking legislation, he nevertheless took a… Abraham Lincoln’s White House >