Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States at a time in our history when we needed a man like him. However, as we reflect on Lincoln as possibly the best President, when he was elected many people protested and in New York City there were riots in the streets. Lincoln actually had to sneak into Washington, DC when he arrived there. A decoy train was sent in at the time announced but, in reality, Lincoln had arrived earlier in the day on another train. But Lincoln would prove a beneficial political figure so much that he would be re-elected to a second term. But fate would cut that term very short. On April 14, 1865, as Lincoln could relax a bit because the war between the states was finally over, he agreed to go to Ford's Theater as a favor to his wife to see the famous play, "Our American Cousin". It would be the last event of his life. As he watched the performance on the stage that night, a disgruntled southerner named John Wilkes Booth managed to gain entry to the Presidential box and shot Lincoln in the back of the head. The President would die early the next morning on April 15.
Many photographs were taken of Lincoln and the war. People like Matthew Brady took their cameras right into the battles. Plus Brady had a studio in Washington not far from the White House. The pictures on this blog are not rare but aren't seen too often. They show a side of Lincoln that few really knew.
Many photographs were taken of Lincoln and the war. People like Matthew Brady took their cameras right into the battles. Plus Brady had a studio in Washington not far from the White House. The pictures on this blog are not rare but aren't seen too often. They show a side of Lincoln that few really knew.
Lincoln's Coffin ~ From an old postcard
Lincoln's Coffin
Lincoln, 1854
Lincoln's favorite
Abraham Lincoln - Studio Shots
Lincoln at home 1860
Family ~
Lincoln's birth mother was Nancy Hanks Lincoln. She died when Abe was only nine years old. His memories of her were sketchy.