Abraham Lincoln: Preserving the Union

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When the Civil War started, President Lincoln faced the ultimate test of America’s founding principles. He felt that no state had the right to leave the country at will. To preserve the Union, he ultimately decided he had to end slavery.

Engraving, "The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet" 1866

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Print, Abraham Lincoln with the Emancipation Proclamation, 1863

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Engraving Showing a Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 1864

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Statuette, "Council of War" by John Rogers, 1868

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Photomontage Showing President Lincoln with Congressional Supporters of the Proposed Anti-Slavery Constitutional Amendment, 1865

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Letter from Abraham Lincoln to Nathan Sargent, 1859

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"Freedom to the Slave...Fight For the Stars and Stripes," 1863-1865

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Joint Resolution of the United States Congress, Proposing the 13th Amendment to Abolish Slavery, 1865 - 1

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Abraham Lincoln Visiting Military Officers at Antietam in 1862

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Photomechanical Print, "October 3, 1862--Lincoln and McClellan after Antietam--McClellan's Last Battle"

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