Focusing on the first two years of the Civil War in “Lincoln vs. Davis: The War of the Presidents,” Nigel Hamilton alternates between the two men in assessing their actions as commanders in chief.

Jefferson Davis, Mr. Hamilton argues, was much better prepared for wartime leadership than Abraham Lincoln, and up through ...

One of the quirks of the Bluegrass state is that it was the birthplace of the presidents of both the Union and the ...

They were born less than a year and about 100 miles apart, and they departed for their inaugurations on the same day, Feb. 11, 1861. Their differences, of course, dwarf the similarities. Abraham ...

Three men spent time in jail under suspicion of being involved in the murder of Presdient Lincoln 160 years ago. Two were ...

DAVIS displays all those faults of temper and expression which Mr. LINCOLN might a priori be expected to display, but from which he is, on the contrary, singularly free.

Ever wondered about the origins of the Abraham Lincoln sculpture seated on a bench in downtown Bloomington? Here's a look ...

ELI P. ELLSWORTH'S ADDRESS History of Lincoln and Davis That of Their Times -- Gen. McClellan, Harriet Beecher Stowe, John Brown. Share full article. Sept. 25, 1895.

In this ingenious account, biographer Hamilton (War and Peace) surveys “the warring minds and hearts” of Abraham Lincoln and Confederate commander-in-chief Jefferson Davis during the first two ...

Jefferson Davis, Mr. Hamilton argues, was much better prepared for wartime leadership than Abraham Lincoln, and up through his decision to allow Robert E. Lee to invade the North in what became ...