Considered one of the greatest presidents of the United States, Abraham Lincoln fought against the dissolution of the union by never accepting it as dissolved. Instead, he viewed the southern states as being in rebellion. He valiantly fought against the South and had great plans for reconciling the rebelling states when he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865.
There are many mysteries surrounding the Lincoln assassination. This article goes through the facts and then details the theories to what actually happened.
The Lincoln-Douglas Debates were key to getting Lincoln recognized by the Republican party. This article looks at the history and historical importance of these debates.
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