The Preachers Springfield printer Gilbert J. Greene recalled accompanying Mr. Lincoln in the late 1850s into the country to help a dying woman write her will. Greene remarked on the sympathy, compassion and religious comfort Mr. Lincoln brought the woman…” Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

The Sons “My Father’s life was of a kind, which gave me but little opportunity to learn the details of his early career. During my childhood and early youth he was almost constantly away from home, attending courts or making political…” Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

The Officers President was careful in dealing with the egos of his generals. In a letter to General Nathaniel Banks, President Lincoln wrote: “My dear general, this expanding and piling up of impedimenta has been so far…” Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

The Cabinet Mr. Lincoln’s Cabinet was not composed of friends – at least not initially. It was composed of major Republican figures with whom Mr. Lincoln’s personal acquaintance was very limited. The lone friend who… Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

Members of Congress “The gossip around the Capitol in Washington among Senators and Representatives is a very poor gauge of public sentiment in the country toward a President,” observed Illinois politician… Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

The Politicians Mr. Lincoln was notable for his ability to maintain cordial relations with Democrats as well as Whigs and Republicans. In the midst of the September 18, 1858 debate in Charleston, Mr. Lincoln reached out and pulled up… Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

The Journalists The relationship between Mr. Lincoln and journalists was generally symbiotic. They used him and he used them. It was natural because the line between journalism and politics was a thin one in the mid-19th century and it was… Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

The Lawyers “During my life I have been acquainted with very many able lawyers, and I have no hesitation in saying that Lincoln was the greatest trial lawyer I ever saw,” wrote Shelby M. Cullom, an Illinois lawyer and politician. “He was a man of…” Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

The Boys Mr. Lincoln’s popularity with “the boys” was not tied to his indulgence in their vices. Indeed, he eschewed gambling, smoking and drinking. Mr. Lincoln managed to be one of the boys without being exactly like the boys… Abraham Lincoln and Friends >

Mr. Lincoln and Friends Journalist Brooks, who knew Mr. Lincoln in both Illinois and Washington, observed: “It was noticeable that Mr. Lincoln’s keenest critics and bitter opponents studiously avoided his presence; it seemed as though no man could…” Abraham Lincoln and Friends >