Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the country through the Civil War and issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
Source: Library of Congress Abraham Lincoln: Resource Guide
Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing right
Anthony Berger photographer. Date Taken: February 9th, 1864. Brady's National Photographic Portrait Galleries.
An image from this sitting was the basis for the engraved portrait on the five dollar bill used from 1914 to 2007.
Credit: Civil war photographs, 1861-1865, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.
Lincoln House Divided Speech
Lincoln spoke at the close of the Republican State Convention. On the previous day the Convention had taken the unprecedented move of naming Lincoln their candidate for the Senate [normally Senate candidates were chosen in January when the new legislature convened]. The speech was aimed at Senator Stephen A. Douglas and any Republicans who might think of supporting Douglas. Douglas was not present.
You can read his entire Speech here.
Abraham Lincoln, House Divided Speech, Springfield, Illinois, June 16, 1858, recorded by Dickinson College theatre professor Todd Wronski in June 2013.