Preface -- Republican storm rising? -- Democrats' trials and tribulations -- Democrats' nominations : Act I -- The third way -- Republicans choose an "available" man -- Democrats' nominations : Act II ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - November 6, 1860. Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States. His election was among the reasons that led to the secession of the southern states and ...

A delicate maneuver has ensured Libertyville’s tie to an influential grass-roots movement that helped elect Abraham Lincoln president in 1860 will be preserved. The link is a nearly 6-foot-by-6-foot ...

The Presidential Election of 1860 proved the most divisive in U.S. history, with the election of Abraham Lincoln triggering the secession of Southern states. But how did it play out at the polls?