Artifact
President Abraham Lincoln
“The Constitution is not … the same, in cases of rebellion or invasion … as it is in time of profound peace and public security." (To Erastus Corning)
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Artifact Date
February 5, 1865
Topic(s)
- Civil War
- Constitution
- Politics
This photograph by Alexander Gardner shows President Lincoln in February 1865.
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division
