US Department of the Treasury
U.s. Department of the Treasury: History: Salmon P. Chase (1861 1864)
The Office of the Curator of the Department of the Treasury provides a brief account of the life of Salmon P. Chase, including his role as President Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury from 1861 to 1864.
The History Cat
The History Cat: Reconstruction Era
Describes what the South was like after the Civil War ended. Many places were in ruins and people were desperately poor with many being homeless. Social structures had collapsed now that slaves had been freed. The Reconstruction era...
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Harcourt: Biographies
A fantastic resource where you can find biographies of historical figures. You can search by the person's name or by topics, such as Presidents, United States Leaders, Scientists, Inventors, Humanitarians, Explorers and Pioneers,...
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Siteseen: American Historama: Reconstruction Era
Covers the Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War from 1865-1877.
White House Historical Association
White House Historical Association: Thence Forward, and Forever Free
Informational text and lesson plan for grades 9-12 tracing Abraham Lincoln's battle against slavery from the time he was in the Illinois State Legislature through his presidency and writing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Other
Library Company of Philadelphia: Genesis of Republicanism
Exhibition documents the birth and growth of the Grand Old Party during the period from 1854-72. Includes information about the party's early character and issues of consequence that affected its development, including Lincoln's...
A&E Television
History.com: The First Thanksgiving Celebration
[Free Registration/Login Required] Thanksgiving Day is a national holiday in the United States. In 1621, the Plymouth colonists and Wampanoag Native Americans shared an autumn harvest feast that is acknowledged today as one of the first...
Utah Education Network
Uen: Commemoration of the Gettysburg Battlefield
This lesson engages students in projects centered around the Gettysburg Address. Students will study primary sources and make group presentations to share their learning. Then students will assume the roles of "experts", hypothesize...
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Siteseen: American Historama: Wade Davis Bill
Article provides an overview of the Wade Davis Bill that was passed by Congress in opposition to President Lincoln's lenient plan for reunification of the United States.
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Siteseen: American Historama: The Trent Affair
Provides an overview of the Trent Affair, an important diplomatic incident during the Lincoln administration that nearly sparked a war with the British.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth president of the United States, and president of the Union during the Civil War.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln, former United States President, involved in slavery issues and the Civil War.-E. Benjamin Andrews 1895
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The Gettysburg Address (3 5)
Features the text of the speech delivered by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 known as the Gettysburg Address.
US Government Publishing Office
Ben's Guide to u.s. Government: The Gettysburg Address (6 8)
Offers the full text of the Gettysburg address delivered by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863. Links to further information are included.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Gettysburg Address
Provides interesting facts and important information about the Gettysburg Address commemorating the massive deaths at the bloody Battle of Gettysburg.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Emancipation Proclamation Facts
Provides an overview and ten facts about Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, a war measure freeing the slaves in states still in rebellion against the Union.
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Siteseen: American Historama: Freedmen's Bureau
Interesting facts about the Freedmen's Bureau established to help and protect emancipated slaves (freedmen)in 1865.
Encyclopedia Britannica
Encyclopedia Britannica: David Hunter
This entry from Encyclopedia Britannica features David Hunter, a Union officer during the American Civil War who issued an emancipation proclamation (May 9, 1862) that was annulled by President Abraham Lincoln (May 19).
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: General Lafayette C. Baker
General Baker, Chief of the United States Secret Service, born in Stafford, Genesee County, N. Y., October 13th, 1826, died in Philadelphia, Pa., July 2nd, 1868. In 1848 he went to New York and Philadelphia, and in 1853 to San Francisco,...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Oliver Perry Morton
Oliver Hazard Perry Throck Morton (August 4, 1823 - November 1, 1877) was a U.S. Republican Party politician from Indiana. He served as governor of Indiana during the Civil War, and was a stalwart ally of President Abraham Lincoln.
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Salmon Portland Chase
Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist in the Civil War era who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as Chief Justice of the United...
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Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: William Dennison
William Dennison, Jr. (November 23, 1815 - June 15, 1882) was a Whig and Republican politician from Ohio. He served as the 24th Governor of Ohio and as U.S. Postmaster General in the Cabinet of President Abraham Lincoln during the...
US National Archives
Our Documents: A National Initiative on American History, Civics, and Service
Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...