This Week in History
October 29, 1864
President Lincoln receives former slave Sojourner Truth in the White House.
November 1, 1861
President Lincoln appoints Major General George McClellan as leader of the Army of the Potomac.
November 2, 1858
Lincoln wins the popular vote against Stephen Douglas but loses the election to the U.S. Senate.
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