Abraham Lincoln, Sixteenth U.S. President
(1861-1865)
Abraham Lincoln's Crossroads Online Game
This interactive website allows the viewer to help Lincoln make decisions.
Statehood:
Nevada (36 of 50 States) Admitted 31 Oct 1864
Civil War:
Matthew Brady, Civil War Photographer
Famous People of the Civil War Era
Harper's Weekly Newspapers
The most popular newspaper during the Civil War. Links to the complete weekly paper.
Literature: Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) in the West writing for
Virginia City Territorial Enterprise.
Native Americans 1862-64:
Sioux uprising in Minnesota and North Dakota (Great Plains)
Viola, Herman I, North American Indians, Crown Publishers, New York: New York, 1996
Natural Resources:
Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove protected from Private ownership
17 May 1864 - California Senator Conness proposes a bill that passes Congress to set aside Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Grove as park land
for the public's recreation and enjoyment and belonging to the state of California rather than individuals. 30 June 1864 - President Lincoln signs the
act ceding the land to California. Two minute PBS video clip with historical photos.
Wild West:
Mexico broke free from Spain and Spanish missions in California disbanded.
BBC Atlas of the Natural World North America Land of the Eagle "Searching
for Paradise" Documentary 2006.