When President Lincoln visited the valley of Antietam a few weeks after the bloody day to congratulate his Army of the Potomac on the victory, he also wanted to give his procrastinating commander ...

Lincoln, who had been awaiting any kind of military success to buoy his controversial order, told his cabinet after Antietam: “I made the promise to myself and to my Maker” that if Gen.

"Great God!" cried Lincoln. "This is a dreadful reminiscence of McClellan," who had proclaimed a great victory when the enemy retreated across the river after Antietam. "Will our Generals never ...

Support was not forthcoming. In September of 1862, after the Union's victory at Antietam, Lincoln issued a preliminary decree stating that, unless the rebellious states returned to the Union by ...

Photo: Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/Tomishige/The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images Tuesday is the 160th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. That grim milestone invites speculation ...

Abraham Lincoln pardoned President Biden's great-great-grandfather after a late-night Civil War-era brawl, documents reportedly show, linking the two presidents across the centuries. The court ...