Lincoln returned to his Law Practice after his Congressional term ended in 1849, but events in the country brought him back into politics.

Lincoln first entered national politics in 1840 by making speeches in support of William Henry Harrison, the Whig candidate for President

Abraham Lincoln - Part 1 - The Early Years - a look at Abraham Lincoln’s life from birth through his 8 years of service in the Illinois State Legislature.

James Buchanan was President from Lincoln’s election until his inauguration 4 months later in March, 1861. During that time Southern States seceded from the Union. Shortly after Buchanan left office, the Confederates attacked Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War

President James Buchanan supported the Dred Scott decision, considered the worse decision in the history of the Court.

If there was any chance of preventing the Civil War, it was lost during President Pierce’s administration.

Millard Fillmore was our 13th President, one of many one-term Presidents in the years leading up to the Civil War.

Over 100 years after his death, President Zachary Taylor was exhumed to test an assassination theory.

The United States had its largest expansion in size under President James Polk.