This beaver-skin stovepipe hat purportedly belonged to Abraham Lincoln, but its provenance is now the topic of fierce debate. The hat is pictured here at the Abraham Lincoln Library & Presidential ...

Greatness often comes quietly and obscurely. Abraham Lincoln, America’s 16th president, was born on Sunday morning Feb. 12, ...

He muses about Abe Lincoln’s stovepipe hat, presidential bearing and even ... thinking it would be instructive to see how an earlier president, Abraham Lincoln, struggled to find capable generals.

Phillip Stone, a Harrisonburg lawyer who has served as president of Bridgewater College and Sweet Briar College, holds an ...