As early as 1849, Abraham ... did not free all slaves in the United States. Rather, it declared free only those slaves living in states not under Union control. William Seward, Lincoln's secretary ...

This proved prophetic with the collapse of the national party systems (the Whigs disappeared altogether) as North and South evolved into separate societies—one based on free labor ... the achievements ...

Considered one of the nation's greatest presidents, Abraham Lincoln remains a tragic ... which declared that all slaves "henceforward shall be free." Lincoln was reelected with 55 percent of ...

Lincoln had struggled to heal the wounds of war, yet he became one of its last victims, and the war left the country no less divided. Abraham Lincoln grew up on the American frontier. Born in a ...