Read Works
Read Works: Happy Birthday!
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about celebrating Abraham Lincoln's birthday. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Library of Congress
Loc: American Treasures: Artifacts of Assassination
This site describes the articles in Abraham Lincoln's pockets the evening he was assassinated. Includes a photograph of the items. Also included are newspaper clippings about the assassination and the playbill from Ford's Theater.
Read Works
Read Works: Honest Abe's Museum
[Free Registration/Login Required] A museum curator tells visitors about the life of Abraham Lincoln. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Indiana University
Lilly Library: Civil War
This site from the Indiana University offers an illustrated history of political cartoons before and during the Civil War including pictures of Abraham Lincoln and the elections of 1860 and 1864.
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Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: Honest Abe [Pdf]
"Honest Abe" is a one page, nonfiction, reading passage about Abraham Lincoln's honesty; it tells stories of him walking miles to correct an accidental mistake. It is followed by questions which require students to provide evidence from...
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Election of 1864
The route to victory for Abraham Lincoln was not assured during his campaign for reelection in 1864. Read about how the course of the war was affecting his popularity, and find out about the Democratic opposition to his policies. Find a...
CommonLit
Common Lit: Assassination of the President:attempted Murder of Secretary Seward
This excerpt from an 1865 newspaper, Evening Star, contains multiple accounts of the night President Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward were attacked. The attack came only five days after Confederate General Robert E....
Independence Hall Association
U.s. History: The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 really didn't free a single slave. Read about why that was true, but also find out why Abraham Lincoln felt is was absolutely necessary to make a stand on ending slavery when he did, and how the...
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: bartleby.com: Presidential Inaugural Address: Abraham Lincoln: 1st
Read a transcript of the speech given by Abraham Lincoln at his first inauguration on March 4, 1861. Includes a short introduction that explains the state of affairs at the time of Lincoln's swearing in.
This Nation
This nation.com's Library: "Abraham Lincoln" by James Russell Lowell Full Text
ThisNation site provides the full text of James Russell Lowell's "Abraham Lincoln". This is a printer friendly version!
Open Library of the Internet Archive
Open Library: Abraham Lincoln
This ebook version of Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade's Abraham Lincoln has been made available in multiple formats by the Open Library. Editions of the full novel, organized by year of publication, may be accessed here.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Abraham Lincoln Birthplace
Information on Lincoln's birthplace and boyhood home at this National park Service site.
Curated OER
Abraham Lincoln
Biography of Abraham Lincoln. This piece highlights Lincoln's political life. Discusses his election to the Illinois Legislature, Congress, and ultimately his election as president.
Curated OER
Abraham Lincoln
Biographical site about Abraham Lincoln. Read on to learn about his presidency and view a picture of him.
History Tools
History Tools: Abraham Lincoln, Second Inaugural Address 4 March 1865 [Pdf]
Complete text of Lincoln's second inaugural address delivered in March 1865 with introductory comments and discussion questions.
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania: The Abraham Lincoln Brigade of the Spanish Civil War
An interesting look at the Lincoln Brigade and those who served in it fighting in Spain against the fascists in the Spanish Civil War.
History Tools
History Tools: Abraham Lincoln, the Gettysburg Address 19 November 1863 [Pdf]
In Lincoln's famous speech, the Gettysburg Address, he spoke about the ideals for which he believed the Union stood. Here you can read an introduction and the complete text.
Other
Abraham Lincoln's White House: Henry Halleck (1815 1872)
Henry Halleck had brains, but had trouble putting his ideas to work. This very readable biography discusses his military career during the Civil War.
National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center: Abraham Lincoln's Crossroads
Detailed information about Lincoln's life and political career is included in this interactive game. Learn about decisions Lincoln had to make by playing this instructive game.
Library of Congress
Loc: America's Story: Abraham Lincoln
The primary virtue of this site, which gives basic biographical facts, is its links to other interesting Lincoln stories. Includes a link to "Lincoln's pockets" which pictures and details what Lincoln was carrying the night he was shot.
Other
The Works of Abraham Lincoln
This personal site gives links to the full text of several of Lincoln's famous speeches including the "Gettysburg Address," "The Emancipation Proclamation," and his inaugural addresses.
History Tools
History Tools: Abraham Lincoln on Equality and Free Labor (1854) [Pdf]
Excerpt from an 1854 speech in which Lincoln praised the ideal of equality and the principle of "free labor". Spelling has been modernized and paragraph numbers added.
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Comission
Explore Pa History: Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address
Learn about the context behind the Gettysburg Address through this detailed, historical account. Contained within this site are links to audio and pictorial images of events and people of this era.
Other
The Lincoln Institute: Mr. Lincoln and Friends
Experience Abraham Lincoln's life, career, character and beliefs in this collection of short essays. The perfect book for history buffs and anyone who wants to learn more about Abraham Lincoln "by littles".
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