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President Lincoln on battle-field of Antietam...

[Detail] President Lincoln on battle-field of Antietam...

Specific artifacts (images, manuscripts, maps, sound files) with analysis tools help students think like historians about a particular historical event or phenomenon.

“Abraham Lincoln.” 1865

Abraham Lincoln Takes a National Role

Speeches, correspondence, campaign materials and a map documenting the free and slave states in 1856 chronicle Lincoln’s rise to national prominence.

George Washington

Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln: Three Great Presidents

Images and documents that introduce three important U.S. presidents: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Abraham Lincoln. Especially suitable for early grades.