<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> The United States remained officially neutral, but many Americans fought alongside both opposing armies and several became legendary heroes</span> </span></p>
<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> To stave off despair, the President relied on a sense of humor that was rich, self-deprecating—and surprisingly bawdy</span> </span></p>
<p><span class="deck">The stirring Civil War document featured in <em><span class="typestyle"> Saving Private Ryan</span></em> grew out of a lie and probably wasn’t really written by Lincoln.</span></p>
<p><span class="deck">Abraham Lincoln signed it. A lot of scholars say he didn’t write it. Now, newly discovered evidence helps solve an enduring mystery.</span></p>
<p>John Nicolay and John Hay were Lincoln’s two closest aides in the White House, and they helped to craft the image of the president that we have today.</p>
