THE search for new or unfamiliar human documents relating to Abraham Lincoln, which has been quickened by his approaching centenary, has met with many unexpected rewards.

More than 1,000 high-resolution photos connected to Abraham Lincoln are now available online. The images have previously only been seen by researchers.

Abraham Lincoln embodied everything that’s great about America: He was courageous, compassionate, wise and quite likely gay. “Lover of Men” (in theaters now) is a revealing new documentary ...

DURING America’s civil war, in 1862, Abraham Lincoln reportedly began sharing a bed with his bodyguard, a soldier named David Derickson. The tittle-tattle was recorded in the diary of Virginia ...

Presidential historian Jon Meacham speaks with NPR about his new biography, And There Was Light: Abraham Lincoln and the American Struggle. It examines Lincoln's actions as well as motivations.

Two new books probe the mysteries of Abraham Lincoln’s public and private relationship to religion.

The USS Abraham Lincoln is no longer the largest aircraft carrier but it’s not far behind. Here is its homeport and how many crew members it has.

Abraham Lincoln artifacts that were once in a museum are going up for auction The Lincoln Presidential Foundation is in debt, so it is putting more than 100 of its artifacts up for auction. The ...

The auction — representing 10 percent of the Lincoln Presidential Foundation’s collection — includes the gloves Lincoln carried the night of his assassination.

The author of a new Abraham Lincoln book on the 16th president's accomplishments and what he would think of Donald Trump ...

Abraham Lincoln issued the "preliminary" Emancipation Proclamation on this day in history, Sept. 22, 1862, announcing the slaves would be freed on Jan. 1, 1863.

Abraham Lincoln’s blood-stained gloves sold as millions raised at controversial auction The items were separated from a collection that was intended to be available for public display ...