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The Civil War

What would you do if you don’t know anything about war and you’re facing what could have been one of the biggest wars of history? [Lincoln] just went to the Congress and took out all the books on military strategy.

—Lewis Lehrman

 

Exhibitions

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Essays

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Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863 (Gilder Lehrman Collection)
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Lincoln, by Allen C. Guelzo
Lincoln’s “Flat Failure”: The Gettysburg Myth Revisited, by Harold Holzer
Lincoln’s Interpretation of the Civil War, by Eric Foner

Documents

Proposed thirteenth amendment to protect slavery sent to Maryland for approval, April 30, 1861. (Gilder Lehrman Collection)
“Champion Prize Envelope – Lincoln & Davis in 5 Rounds. 1st Round,” J. H. Tingley, New York, NY, 1861 (Gilder Lehrman Collection)
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A proposed Thirteenth Amendment to prevent secession, 1861
Patriotic Postal Covers: “Lincoln & Davis in 5 Rounds,” 1861
A proclamation on the suspension of habeas corpus, 1862
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“The Old Bull Dog on the Right Track,” Currier and Ives, New York, 1864. (Gilder Lehrman Collection)
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Thanksgiving Proclamation, 1863
A political cartoon of Grant and Lee, 1864
“The President is murdered,” 1865

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Lesson Plans

Abraham Lincoln, Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863 (Gilder Lehrman Collection)
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The Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Address: Identifying Text, Context and Subtext
Lincoln and Civil Liberties
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Lincoln’s Reconstruction Plan
An “Unconstitutional” Act? The Suspension of the Writ of Habeus Corpus
What Events Led to Lincoln’s Assassination?