During the American Civil War, Washington, D.C., the capital city of the United States, was the center of the Union war effort, which rapidly turned it from a small city into a major capital with full
President Abraham Lincoln insisted that construction of the United States Capitol continue during the American Civil War.
Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln beneath the unfinished dome of the United States Capitol on March 4, 1861
Patients in Ward K at the Armory Square General Hospital
In the presidential booth of Ford's Theatre (from left to right) are: assassin John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Clara Harris, and Henry Rathbone
Lincoln Park, historically known as Lincoln Square, is the largest urban park located in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. From 1862 to 1865, during the American Civil
Lincoln Park in 2026 looking west towards the Emancipation Memorial
Lincoln Hospital during the Civil War
An aerial view of Lincoln Park looking northwest
Lincoln Park, Washington DC, Aerial, Looking NW