Home of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Ills. 1861-1865 art nouveau poster Abraham Lincoln as a Young

Abraham Lincoln as a Young Man

Pennsylvania Volunteer Encampment on the Paoli Battle Ground

The likeness carries the weight of a man who outlived his own legend and refused to soften it

the moment a republic began

Brigadier General USA

Home of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Ills. 1861-1865 art nouveau poster Abraham Lincoln as a YoungHome of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Ills. 1861 1865 the modest Greek Revival on Eighth and Jackson, rendered in lithograph as the address a country lawyer left for the White House and never returned to alive. The years bracket the presidency exactly, the way a headstone brackets a life. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives, regional historical