Abraham Lincoln
Discussion April 2015
From our readers
How an Early 19th Century Journalist Took Lincoln to Task for Travel Reimbursement
Lincoln was a congress member at the time but not the only one charging too much for travel
The Spiritualist Who Warned Lincoln Was Also Booth's Drinking Buddy
What did Charles Colchester know and when did he know it?
The Closest Source We Have to Really Knowing John Wilkes Booth Is His Sister
In a post-assassination memoir, Asia Booth Clarke recalled her brother's passion, his patriotism and his last words to her
The Blood Relics From the Lincoln Assassination
Even now, 150 years later, objects from the murder of the president provide a powerful link to the event
What the Newspapers Said When Lincoln Was Killed
The initial reaction to the president's death was a wild mixture of grief, exultation, vengefulness and fear
The Group That’s Been Celebrating Lincoln’s Birth for Almost 150 Years
The Lincoln Association of Jersey City claims it has the longest record of celebrating Lincoln’s legacy
When Washington, D.C. Came Close to Being Conquered by the Confederacy
The year was 1864, and the South was all but beaten, yet Jubal Early's ragged army had D.C. within its grasp
This Software Can Spot Rare Genetic Disorders Just by Looking at a Person's Face
New software can spot genetic disorders like Down's syndrome by analyzing photographs of faces
These 1861 Photos Helped Convince Abraham Lincoln to Preserve Yosemite for the Public
Stanford University celebrates the National Park's 150th anniversary with some retro photos
Was Lincoln Bald And More Questions From Our Readers
Ask Smithsonian: You asked, we answered
Letters from Mothers to President Lincoln
A sampling of motherly missives to the president
The FBI Was Still Investigating John Wilkes Booth a Century After Lincoln's Death
The blog Wonders and Marvels came across the FBI file on John Wilkes Booth
The History of How We Came to Revere Abraham Lincoln
The slain president’s two personal secretaries battled mudslingers for a quarter-century to shape his image
My Great-Great-Grandfather Hated the Gettysburg Address. Now He’s Famous For It
It's hard to imagine anyone could pan Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address, but one cantankerous reporter did just that
Abraham Lincoln’s Top Hat: The Inside Story
Does the hat that links us to his final hours define the president? Or does the president define the hat?
Will the Real Abraham Lincoln Please Stand Up?
A former Disney animator makes a provocative discovery by studying photos taken during the Gettysburg Address
Interactive: Seeking Abraham Lincoln at the Gettysburg Address
A series of photographs captured in November 1863 give us a sense of what happened when Lincoln delivered his famous speech
The Family Plot to Kill Lincoln
Mary and John Surratt helped John Wilkes Booth assassinate Abraham Lincoln and then paid the ultimate penalty for their actions
The Unsuccessful Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln
On the eve of his first inauguration, President Lincoln snuck into Washington at night, evading the would-be assassins who waited for him in Baltimore
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