Both the North and the South viewed the Civil War in Christian terms. Each side believed that its fight was just, that God favored its cause.Rebuilding Zion is the first study to explore simultaneousl
In When Lincoln Came to Egypt, George W. Smith provides a detailed record of Abraham Lincoln’s travel in the southernmost region of Illinois, commonly referred to as Egypt. These visits began in 1830,
Many in politics began their careers in the law; no one has cut such a distinguished path in this regard as Abraham Lincoln. Before his presidency, from 1836 to 1861, Lincoln practiced law in the cour
