July 31, 1864
President Lincoln meets with General Grant at Fortress Monroe, Virginia.
August 1, 1843
Robert Todd Lincoln, the first son of Abraham and Mary, is born in Springfield, Illinois.
August 2, 1826
Lincoln's sister Sarah marries Aaron Grigsby in southern Indiana.
Today in Lincoln's Life
Lincoln's Words
"I appeal to you again to constantly bear in mind that with you, and not
with politicians, not with Presidents, not with office-seekers, but with you,
is the question, "Shall the Union and shall the liberties of this country be
preserved to the latest generation?"
--Speech to Gov. Morton in Indianapolis, February 11, 1861