Among all the administrative burdens that confronted President Abraham Lincoln in August 1862, helping a naval officer get married was one task he seemingly enjoyed.

The Abraham Lincoln Association has joined America250 as an official Supporting Partner, marking a significant milestone as the nation prepares to celebrate

ALA celebrates the 217th anniversary of the birth of our 16th president on February 12-13, 2023.

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ALA celebrates the 217th anniversary of the birth of our 16th president on February 12, 2026. The Banquet speaker will be Professor Allen Guelzo and Michael Burlingame. Three Lincoln scholar-writers…

On March 4, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated for a second time following his reelection in November of 1864. With hopes that an end to the Civil War was in sight, Lincoln gave a hist…

Originally published by ALA in 1953, The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln is a multi-volume set of Lincoln’s correspondence, speeches, and other writings.

Last month, I published a post containing an episode of The Twilight Zone Podcast in which the host, Tom Elliot, included two radio shows based on the concept of time travel and the assassination o…

Last month, I published a post containing an episode of The Twilight Zone Podcast in which the host, Tom Elliot, included two radio shows based on the concept of time travel and the assassination o…

Slumbering in the midst of the Gulf of Mexico at the very end of the Florida Keys is a unique relic of the past. It is the largest brick masonry fort in the Western Hemisphere, built to guard Ameri…

The Civil War led to a significant change for Fort Jefferson. Rather than just being a military garrison on the gulf, the fort was transformed into an isolated island prison for disloyal and crimin…

After two months of being imprisoned at the Dry Tortugas, Dr. Samuel A. Mudd had come to a decision. He had witnessed first-hand other prisoners make their escape by stowing aboard the supply ships…

In the aftermath of Dr. Mudd’s escape attempt in 1865, the Lincoln conspirators found themselves removed from their regular cell in the second tier of the fort and placed into a locked room o…

In the fifth part of the series, we look at the everyday life of the Lincoln conspirators. We examine the daily struggles of insects, disease, and poor food which made it challenging to survive on …

Of all the diseases that threatened the residents of the Dry Tortugas, none were as terrifying as “Yellow Jack.” Fort Jefferson had previously fallen victim to the plague of yellow feve…