August 15, 1855
Lincoln writes a letter to George Robertson of Kentucky, using language that later would appear in his "House Divided" speech.
August 18, 1864
President Lincoln speaks in Baltimore, Maryland to help raise money for soldiers' medical supplies.
August 19, 1862
President Lincoln's brother-in-law, Confederate Colonel Alexander Todd, is killed by friendly fire near Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
Today in Lincoln's Life
Lincoln's Words
"I appeal to you again to constantly bear in mind that with you, and not
with politicians, not with Presidents, not with office-seekers, but with you,
is the question, "Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this country be
preserved to the latest generation?"
--Speech to Gov. Morton in Indianapolis, February 11, 1861