A massive trove of Abraham Lincoln’s historical writings, keepsakes and personal effects is heading to the auction block in May. Ranging from boyhood scrawlings to the gloves he wore on the night of ...

On a February afternoon in 1864, Abraham Lincoln stood outside the White House, waiting impatiently for the presidential carriage he had summoned for a trip down Pennsylvania Avenue to Mathew Brady’s ...

Treasured artifacts associated with President Abraham Lincoln were on the auction block Wednesday, separated from a collection that was intended to be available for public display forever but wound up ...

People from all over the Chicago area took time out this Memorial Day to honor fallen service members. At Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery near Elwood, Illinois southwest of Chicago, there was pomp, ...

Items on Abraham Lincoln’s body the night he was assassinated, his earliest known handwriting and other extraordinary relics from his life are being auctioned this week in a sale that drew bitter ...

An engraved gold locket ring with an inset intaglio agate profile of George Washington and enclosing a bit of wood from Washington's casket that was presented to President Abraham Lincoln. The gift ...

For Lincoln impersonators like Tom Wright, the work is serious business. “When you’ve got this outfit on, you’ve got to be proper, and make sure you don’t do anything that would take away from Abraham ...

“With malice toward none with charity for all” is a timeless leadership theme. Presidents Day offers a valuable opportunity to revisit Abraham Lincoln’s leadership lessons on the conciliatory exercise ...

In our era, they might seem like performative gestures for the president. A quiet visit with the wife of a wounded soldier. A conversation with a battlefield nurse or a kitchen worker. A hand extended ...