While not as widely celebrated as Juneteenth — which marks June 19, 1865, as the day the last city in the "rebellious states," Galveston, Texas, was informed its enslaved population was free — ...

Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 1: ... Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863 62. “No man is good enough to govern another man, without that other’s consent. I say this is the leading ...

Robert E. Lee, Confederate General, dared to cross the border and invade Pennsylvania, a Union state. Lee hoped to force Lincoln into negotiations to end the war. Lincoln felt ...

Abraham Lincoln: Speeches & Writings Part 1: ... Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863 62. “No man is good enough to govern another man, without that other’s consent. I say this is the leading ...