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American Civil War and Reconstruction: Presidents in Office

Selected resources for AMH 4930, Senior Seminar, Dr. Sean Adams

Online collections

Presidential papers available online
Presidential papers with links and brief comments, courtesy of Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas, compiled by Theresa S. Hefner-Babb.
Locating Original Presidential Papers
Finding public and private papers, both published and unpublished, online and print/manuscript, courtesy of American University, compiled by Clement Ho.

Abraham Lincoln/Andrew Johnson/Ulysses S. Grant

Abraham Lincoln, 16th president, March 4, 1861 to April 15, 1865

Resources:

Abraham Lincoln Papers - a collection of over 20,000 Lincoln documents available online from the Library of Congress, American Memory website.

Selected Speeches and Writings by Abraham Lincoln

Election of 1860 and Civil War, Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University

Andrew Johnson, 17th president, April 15, 1865 to March 3, 1869

Ulyssses S. Grant, 18th president, March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1877

Also:
HarpWeek: The Presidential Elections 1860-1912

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