Americans are raised to revere idealism, the civic religion of contemporary democracy. If patriotism is the last refuge of a ...

More than 100 relics connected to President Abraham Lincoln brought in $7.9 million, auctioneers said. The proceeds will help ...

The items, which were intended to be part of a permanent collection at the Lincoln Presidential Foundation in Illinois, were sold to help reduce the foundation’s debt.

CHICAGO (WGN) – A trove of historic artifacts and memorabilia associated with President Abraham Lincoln were auctioned off for nearly $8 million on Wednesday. The items, which were intended to ...

Treasured artifacts associated with President Abraham Lincoln were on the auction block Wednesday, separated from a collection that was intended to be available for public display forever but ...

The gloves were among the treasured artifacts associated with President Abraham Lincoln that were sold on Wednesday. One of two handkerchiefs Lincoln had with him on April 14, 1865, the night he ...

On Nov. 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln made one of the greatest speeches in history, at the Gettysburg battlefield in Pennsylvania. One line from the Gettysburg Address is the pinnacle description of ...

An anonymous buyer purchased the three top-selling items, including a pair of blood-stained gloves that the president had on ...