LINCOLN, ABRAHAM EARLY LIFE Lincoln was born on Feb. 12, 1809, in a log cabin in Hardin (now Larue) County, Ky. Indians had killed his...
Biography of Abraham Lincoln
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Civil War
The Emancipation Proclamation
By the President of the United States of America:A PROCLAMATION Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the...
The Emancipation Proclamation
By the President of the United States of America:A PROCLAMATION Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the...
John Jasper,1812-1901, Slave Preacher, Pastor
John Jasper1812-1901John Jasper was born a slave, the last of 24 children. He grew up on a plantation where he labored in the fields until he...
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition...
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
Lincoln's Second Inaugural AddressMarch 4, 1865Fellow countrymen: At this second appearing to take the oath of the presidential office, there is...
Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address
Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in liberty, and dedicated to the proposition...
Biography of Robert E. Lee
Lee, Robert E.. EARLY LIFE AND CAREER Robert Edward Lee was born on Jan. 19, 1807, at his family's home, "Stratford," in Westmoreland County, Va....
D.L. Moody,1837-1899, Evangelist
Dwight Lyman Moody 1837-1899 An American evangelist. Dwight L. Moody was born in North- field, Massachusetts. His father died when Dwight was four...