July 1, 1864
President Lincoln nominates Senator William Fessenden as Secretary of the Treasury, replacing Salmon Chase, who resigned the previous day.
July 2, 1862
President Lincoln signs the Pacific Railroad Act and approves the Morrill Land Act.
July 6, 1852
Lincoln delivers a eulogy on Henry Clay at the Springfield, Illinois statehouse.
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