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Historians debated the strengths and weaknesses of Union Generals such as George McClellan, Ulysses Grant, Ambrose Burnside, and Joseph Hooker, and how they each interacted with their comman…

The 2021 Lincoln Prize, for “the finest scholarly work in English on Abraham Lincoln, the American Civil War soldier, or a subject relating to their era” was awarded to Elizabeth Varon, auth…

Professor Allen Guelzo talked about Abraham Lincoln, his views on slavery, and the Dred Scott Supreme Court decision. Professor Guelzo described Lincoln’s upbringing and the career path that…

Arizona State University professor Brooks Simpson talks about President Abraham Lincoln and his relationship with two of his commanding generals, George McClellan and Ulysses S. Grant. His r…

Harold Holzer talked about his book Lincoln and the Power of the Press: The War for Public Opinion. “Lincoln and the Press: The Last Full Measure” was a program of the 35th annual summer …

Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian James McPherson, and others spoke at an event commemorating the 150th anniversary of Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address and…

President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation 150 years ago on September 22nd, 1862. It ordered the emancipation of all slaves in any Confederate state that did …

Martin Marty delivered the Robert Fortenbaugh Memorial Lecture on the topic, “The Wartime Abraham Lincoln and the Ironic Tradition in American.” He focused on President Lincoln as a religio…

Ken Burns was the featured speaker at an annual observation at Soldiers' National Cemetery of President Abraham Lincoln’s “Gettysburg Address.” The ceremony marked the 145th anniversary of …

The Lincoln and Soldiers Institute at Gettysburg College presented the annual Lincoln Prize awards. The Lincoln Prize is awarded for the finest scholarly work in English on President Abraham…

Mr. Wilson received the 1999 Lincoln Award for his book Honor’s Voice: The Transformation of Abraham Lincoln, published by Alfred A. Knopf. He talked about his book and described the young A…

William Harris talked about his book With Charity for All: Lincoln and the Restoration of the Union, published by the University Press of Kentucky. The book, second place winner for the 1998…