Abraham Lincoln’s funeral procession in New York City, 1965

In 1858, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas were engaged in a series of debates for the Illinois senate seat. Though Lincoln lost the debate and the election, the fact that he was able to even compete with Douglas, a renown debater, shot him to national fame.

On this day in 1864, Abraham Lincoln was elected to his second term in office, despite unpopularity due to the Civil War.

The funeral train of Abraham Lincoln, 1865

President Lincoln insisted that construction of the U.S. Capitol continue during the Civil War, 1860

Inauguration ceremony of President Abraham Lincoln, 1861

146 years ago, Abraham Lincoln died after being shot by John Wilkes Booth

The four conspirators of Abraham’s Lincoln’s assassination being hanged, 1865

President Lincoln on the battlefield, 1862

Abraham Lincoln’s coffin and funeral procession, 1865