January 13, 1862
President Lincoln names Edwin M. Stanton to succeed Simon Cameron as Secretary of War.
January 16, 1844
Lincoln signs a contract to buy a house at Eighth and Jackson streets in Springfield, Illinois.
January 17, 1851
Lincoln's father Thomas dies in Coles County, Illinois at age 73.
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