Abraham Lincoln

Presidential Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

(b. Feb 12, 1809 - d. Apr 15, 1865)
(16th President: 1861 - 1865)

The 1800s: K-12 TLC Guide The American Civil War: K-12 TLC Guide The American Presidency: K-12 TLC Guide Slavery: K-12 TLC Guide U.S. History: K-12 TLC Guide

Lincoln and Race
Lincoln Bicentennial

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Historical Digitization, Northern Illinois University.
Abraham Lincoln Online:
- Abraham Lincoln Field Trip Ideas.
- Abraham Lincoln Quiz.
- Actors Portraying Lincoln.
- Historic Places.
- Lincoln Family Time Line.
- Quotes.
- Springfield, Illinois.
American Presidents Life Portraits, C-SPAN.
Biographies:
- Autobiographical Sketch, University of Michigan.
- The America's Story, The Library of Congress.
- Biography.com.
- Fact Monster.
- Harper's Weekly.
- History Channel.
- Indiana Historical Society.
- The Internet Public Library.
- Spartacus.
- Spectrum.
- U. S. Department of Energy.
- University of Kentucky.
- The White House.
- Writer's Almanac.
Chicago Historical Society.
Christian Science Monitor:

15 Quotes.

The History Place.
Indiana Historical Society:
- Abraham Lincoln Collection, 1840-1933.
- John Hay Home.
Kentucky Birthplace, The National Park Service.
Liberty Online.
Lincoln Birthplace.

The Lincoln Memorial:
- Daniel Chester French: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Henry Bacon: K-12 TLC Guide.
- 04/09/1939: More Than 75,000 Attend a Marian Anderson Open-Air Easter Concert at the Lincoln Memorial:
- Ben's Guide to U.S. Government, U.S. Government Printing Office:
  - Grades 3-5.
- National Archives & Records Administration.
- National Park Service.
- National Public Radio:
- Tour of DC.
- U. S. Department of Energy.
Lincoln State Park, Indiana: K-12 TLC Guide.
Lincoln's Indiana Boyhood National Memorial, The National Park Service.
Lincoln's New Salem, IL.
Loogootee West Elementary School.

Mary Ann Todd Lincoln (b. Dec 13, 1818 - Jul 16, 1882):
- Biography.com.
- Fact Monster.
- Library of Congress.
  - Letter of Advice to President Lincoln.
  - Presidential Portraits.
- Mary Todd Lincoln's Cloak, Chicago Historical Society.
- National Public Radio:
  - Painting the First Ladies (audio: 5:38).
- Roger Norton Lincoln Research Site.
- The White House.
- Women of the American Civil War, AmericanCivilWar.com.
- Mrs. Emilie Todd Helm, The History Channel.
Mount Rushmore.

National Public Radio:
- 200 Years of Abraham Lincoln.
- If Abraham Lincoln Had an iPod.
Northwestern University:
- "Lincoln": A Poem by Weir S. Mitchell.
- "Lincoln and the Race Problem": T. Roosevelt.
The Papers of Abraham Lincoln.
Roger Norton Lincoln Research Site.
A Patent for a President, US Patent And Trademark Office.
Smithsonian Magazine:

The Legend of Lincoln's Fence Rail .

Sheet Music about Lincoln, The Library of Congress.
USA Slavery, Spartacus Educational.
Who2.
Writer's Almanac.

Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln Documents, Illinois State Archives:
- Lincoln Paycheck.
- Land Sale Records.
- Lincoln Documents in the Archives.
The Lincoln Legal Papers:
- Legal Briefs.
- Lincoln's Law Practice.

Abraham Lincoln

K-12 TLC Guide to the American Civil War.

Chase, Salmon P.: K-12 TLC Guide.

Douglas, Stephen A.: K-12 TLC Guide.
Greeley, Horace: K-12 TLC Guide.
Hay, John: K-12 TLC Guide.
McClellan, George: K-12 TLC Guide.
Seward, William: K-12 TLC Guide.
Smith, Caleb Blood: K-12 TLC Guide.

Stanton, Edwin: K-12 TLC Guide.

1862 Homestead Act.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
Ex Parte Milligan (1866): K-12 TLC Guide.
History Channel:
- 02/13/1861: Lincoln Secretly Arrives in D.C. Avoiding Assassination Plot.
- 05/25/1861: Lincoln Suspends the Writ of Habeas Corpus.
- 10/04/1861: Lincoln Observes a Balloon Demonstration Near Washington, D.C.
- 11/01/1861: Lincoln Names McClellan Union Commander.
- 11/02/1861: Lincoln Relieves Fremont of Command.
- 01/27/1862: Lincoln Orders Union Forces to Advance on February 22.
- 08/20/1862: Horace Greeley Editorial Calls for Emancipation of All Slaves.
- 09/02/1862: Lincoln Restores McClellan to Full Command.
- 10/25/1862: A Sarcastic Lincoln Wires McClellan.
- 11/05/1862: Lincoln Replaces McClellan with Burnside.
- 11/14/1862: Lincoln Approves Plan to Take Richmond.
- 01/25/1863: Burnside Relieved As Commander of Army of Potomac.
- 03/03/1863: Lincoln Approves the National Academy of Science.
- 12/14/1863: President Lincoln Pardons His Sister-in-law.
- 02/03/1865: Lincoln & Confederate Leaders Discuss Peace in Virginia.
- 03/03/1865: The Freedman's Bureau Is Created.
The Internet Public Library.
Library of Congress:
- 03/04/1861: Presidential Inauguration.
- 05/26/1864: Lincoln Creates the Montana Territory.
- 03/04/1865: Presidential Inauguration.
- Carl Schurz.
- Photographs:
  - Emancipation Proclamation: 1st Cabinet Reading.
  - Lincoln with Sojourner Truth.
  - Lincoln with Son Tad (2/18/1864).
  - Presidential Portrait.
- Pinkerton Uncovers Assassination Plot (1861).
- Yosemite Land Grant Signed, June 30, 1864.
McClellan's Letter to President Lincoln (1862):
- University of Oklahoma.
Mr. Lincoln's White House.
The National Portrait Gallery, The Smithsonian Institution.
National Public Radio:
- 200 Years of Lincoln.
- Exploring Abraham Lincoln's 'Melancholy'.
- Generals Gone Rogue: A History of Friction.
- The Last Photo Taken of Lincoln?
- Lincoln's Evolving Thoughts on Slavery and Freedom
- Lincoln's Manuscripts Reveal A Constant Reviser
- Lincoln's Press Agent: Bob Newhart (audio: 15:30).
- Presidential Campaign Songs (audio: 5:00).
- Presidential Shoes (audio: 3:30).
- The Secret Inscription in Lincoln's Watch.
- What if Lincoln Had Lived? (audio: 19:00).
President Lincoln's Cottage: K-12 TLC Guide.

Presidential Elections:
- Smithsonian Magazine:
- 1860:
  - Chicago's Political Conventions: 1860, Chicago Historical Society.
  - Harper's Weekly.
  - History Channel.
  - Library of Congress.
  - New York Times.
  - University of Georgia.
  - Writer's Almanac.
- 1864:
  - Harper's Weekly.
  - History Channel.
  - National Park Service.
Presidential Haiku: K-12 TLC Guide.
Smithsonian Magazine:

Lincoln's Whistle-Stop Trip to Washington.

Southern California Public Radio:

President Lincoln's Secret Civil War Telegraph Messages.

Abraham Lincoln

U.S. Presidential Assassinations/Attempts: K-12 TLC Guide.

Assassination Report:
- National Archives and Records Administration.
Court TV.

Ford's Theater:

Stage and Theater: K-12 TLC Guide.
Washington, D.C.: K-12 TLC Guide.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum.
At Ford's Theater (Currier & Ives), The Library of Congress:

The National Park Service:
- Ford's Theater National Historic Site.
- U.S. Treasury Guards Flag Silk.
National Public Radio:

At Ford's Theatre, Lincoln's Death Revisited.

History Channel:

History Link.

The Library of Congress:
- 04/14/1865: Today in History.
- The Assassination of President Lincoln.
- Poster: $100,000 Reward.
Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trials: 1865 (links), University of Missouri-Kansas City.

The Lincoln Papers.

Mary Todd Lincoln's Cloak, Chicago Historical Society.
Model Funeral Train Exhibit.
The National Park Service:
- Ford's Theater National Historic Site.
National Public Radio.
The New York Times.
Roger Norton.
Turner Learning.
University of Missouri, Kansas City.
The White House Funeral Sermon: April 19, 1865, Abraham Lincoln Online.
Writer's Almanac.

Arnold, Samuel: K-12 TLC Guide.
Atzerodt, George: K-12 TLC Guide.
Booth, John Wilkes: K-12 TLC Guide.
Herold, David: K-12 TLC Guide.
O'Laughlen, Michael: K-12 TLC Guide.
Powell, Lewis (Lewis Paine) K-12 TLC Guide.
Spangler, Edman: K-12 TLC Guide.
Surratt, John: K-12 TLC Guide.
Surratt, Mary: K-12 TLC Guide.

Mudd, Dr. Samuel: K-12 TLC Guide.

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

04/14/1864: The Assassination of President Lincoln.

The Funeral:
- History Channel:

Abraham Lincoln

1st Inaugural Address, Monday, March 4, 1861:
- The Atlantic:
- Bartleby.com.
- C-SPAN.
- Library of Congress.
- Lincoln Logs.
- National Park Service.
- Northwestern University.
- Smithsonian Magazine:
- University of Michigan.
- Writer's Almanac.
2nd Inaugural Address, Saturday, March 4, 1865:
- Abraham Lincoln Online.
- Bartleby.com.
- C-SPAN.
- Lincoln Logs.
- National Park Service.
- Northwestern University.
- University of Michigan.
- University of Oklahoma.
Lincoln on the Kansas-Nebraska Act and the Repeal of the Missouri Compromise:

The Kansas-Nebraska Act: K-12 TLC Guide:
08/26/1854 Speech in Winchester, Illinois, Lincoln Logs.

09/11/1854: Editorial, Lincoln Logs.

10/16/1854 Speech::

Ashland University.
History Channel.

1858: Lincoln - Douglas Debates:
- Commission on Presidential Debates.
- History Channel.
- Illinois in the Civil War.
- Smithsonian Magazine.
- Writer's Almanac.
- 08/27/1858: Second Debate, Freeport, Illinois:
- 10/15/1858: Sevent and Final Debate, Alton, Illinois:
06/17/1858: "A House Divided":
- Basic Readings in U.S. Democracy, U.S. Secretary of State.
- Lincoln as Writer, National Park Service.
02/11/1859: Lecture on Discoveries and Inventions::

Inventors & Inventions: K-12 TLC Guide.

University of Michigan.

02/27/1860: Cooper Union Speech:
- Abraham Lincoln Online.
- Mathew Brady Photograph. Library of Congress.
03/05/1860: Hartford, Connecticut City Hall Speech on Slavery:

University of Michigan.

02/11/1861: Farewell Address At Springfield:
- Abraham Lincoln Online.
- Lincoln as Writer, National Park Service.
- University of Michigan.
12/03/1861: State of the Union:
- Lincoln Log.
09/22/1862: Emancipation Proclamation: K-12 TLC Guide.

12/01/1862: State of the Union:
- History Channel.
- Writer's Almanac.
1863: Thanksgiving Day Proclamations:
- K-12 TLC Guide to Thanksgiving Day.
- Proclamation for an August 6 "Day for National Thanksgiving, Praise and Prayer", Lincoln Logs.
- October 3 Proclamation Making the Last Thursday of November a Day of Thanksgiving:
11/19/1863: The Gettysburg Address:
- The Battle of Gettysburg: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Edward Everett: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania: K-12 TLC Guide.
- Abraham Lincoln Online.
- AmericanCivilWar.com.
- Basic Readings in U.S. Democracy, U.S. Secretary of State.
- Fact Monster.
- History Channel:
  - 11/18/1863: Lincoln Boards Train for Gettysburg.
  - 11/19/1863: The Speech.
- The Library of Congress:
  - Library of Congress Exhibition.
  - Today in History.
- The Lincoln Log.
- National Park Service.
  - Gettysburg National Military Park.
- National Public Radio:
  - Gettysburg Eyewitness.
  - Improving Great Speeches: 10/4/00 (2:15).
- New York Times.
- Pennsylvania Dutch Country Welcome Center.
- The United States Constitution Online.
- University of Oklahoma.
- Writer's Almanac.
- Civil War Institute, Gettysburg College.
06/16/1864: Three Speeches in Philadelphia, Lincoln Logs.

09/11/1864: Thanksgiving Day Proclamation:
- K-12 TLC Guide to Thanksgiving Day.
- Lincoln Logs.
Smithsonian Magazine:

Lincoln: A Man of His Words.

Speeches and Writings, Abraham Lincoln Online.
Lincoln as Writer, National Park Service:
- "On The Declaration of Independence", 1858.
- "America's Strength", 1858.
- "The Union", February 11, 1861.
- "Presidents", February 12, 1861.
- "The Price of Freedom", Independence Hall, 1861.
- "Thanks To Those Who Have Served", 1864.
- "The 1864 Presidential Election".

Abraham Lincoln

Law Practice: Legal Papers.

Christian Science Monitor:

15 Quotes.

Lincoln As Writer, National Park Service:
Lincoln Papers: Mr. Lincoln's Virtual Library, The Library of Congress.
National Public Radio:

Lincoln's Manuscripts Reveal a Constant Reviser.

Northwestern University:
Selected Lincoln Documents, Illinois State Archives.
Speeches and Writings, Abraham Lincoln Online:
- Letters.
- Writings.

Abraham Lincoln

K-12 TLC Guide to Time Lines & Chronologies

1858
Aug 21	Lincoln-Douglas Debates Begin in Ottawa, Illinois
1862
Aug 20	Greeley Editorial Calls for Emancipation of Slaves

Abraham Lincoln

National Public Radio:
- Three Books Explore Lincoln's Complex Genius.
Sandburg, Carl: K-12 TLC Guide.

Primary:
- Young Abe Lincoln: The Frontier Days, 1809-1837,
  Cheryl Harness.
Young Adult:
- Lincoln: A Photobiography, Russell Freedman.
- Mr. Lincoln's Drummer, G. Clifton Wisler.
- "O Captain! My Captain!": K-12 TLC Guide.
Others:
- "Abe Lincoln in Illinois" by Robert Sherwood: K-12 TLC Guide.

Abraham Lincoln

K-12 TLC Teachable Moments

02/12/1809: Birth date of Abraham Lincoln.

11/19/1863: Abraham Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address.

12/06/1865: The 13th Amendment Is Ratified, Abolishing Slavery.

Grade 1:
- Abraham Lincoln, Tammy Payton
  Loogootee West Elementary School.
Grades 5-8:
- Lincoln: A Photobiography, Russell Freedman.
Grades 9-12:
- All Men Are Created Equal,
  A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust,
  The Florida Center for Instructional Technology:
- Lincoln's Assassination, John Namovich,
  Jay County High School, IN.
Other:

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This guide last edited 02/12/2012
This guide last revised 02/19/2009