The primary virtue of this site, which gives basic biographical facts, is its links to other interesting Lincoln stories. Includes a link to "Lincoln's pockets" which pictures and details what Lincoln was carrying the night he was shot.

Statue of President Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial (Washington)

Describes the political career of John Usher, once the Secretary of the Interior under President Abraham Lincoln. Interesting historic photographs accompany the information.

Robert Todd Lincoln (August 1, 1843 - July 26, 1926) was an American lawyer and politician, and the first son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln.

Son of Abraham Lincoln and U. S. Secretary of War under President Garfield's administration.

Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Roosevelt and others have their famous presidential speeches captured in this database.

Famous 19th century actor, and brother of John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Lincoln. Booth played in Richard III and many Shakespearean tragedies.

(1814-1869) Secretary of War under President Lincoln.

Chase was Secretary of the Treasury under President Lincoln and became Chief Justice of the United States.

Andrew Johnson (December 29, 1808 - July 31, 1875) was the seventeenth President of the United States (1865-69), succeeding to the Presidency upon the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. He was one of only two U.S. Presidents to be...

Salmon Portland Chase was an American politician and jurist in the Civil War era who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and Governor of Ohio; as U.S. Treasury Secretary under President Abraham Lincoln; and as Chief Justice of the United...