March 8, 1864
President Lincoln meets General Grant for the first time and two days later names him as commander of all Union armies.
March 9, 1832
Lincoln's platform as a candidate for the Illinois legislature is published in the Sangamo Journal.
March 10, 1846
Edward Baker Lincoln, second son of Abraham and Mary, is born at home in Springfield, Illinois.
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