Campaign Abraham Lincoln became president at the age of 52. Though Lincoln was involved with the Whig Party (which was formed to oppose Andrew Jackson and his use of presidential power) earlier on his ...

On November 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States -- an event that outraged southern states. The Republican party had run on an anti-slavery platform, and many ...

President Abraham Lincoln died in Washington, D.C., on this day in history, April 15, 1865, one day after he was shot by actor John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln, who was elected president in 1860, was ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains ... elegant phrases of modern rhetoric, Lincoln's surprising election in 1860 helped spark the war itself.

When Lincoln left Illinois and headed east for his inauguration, he told the crowd at the Springfield railroad station that he confronted challenges equal only to those that had faced the nation’s ...

14, 1860. After nearly a week devoted to private business in this city, I yesterday visited Springfield and the President elect. A couple of personal friends, who were acquainted with Mr. LINCOLN ...

America’s presidential election is still more than a month ... the life and legacy of the country’s 16th president: Abraham ...