History of the Negro Race in America ... - Google Books
Is this the connection with General Orders 329?
The Avalon Project : First Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln
Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln
The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln represented the first major scholarly effort to collect and publish the complete writings of Abraham Lincoln, and the edition has remained an invaluable resource to Lincoln scholars.
The Civil War - Themed Resources
Examine different points of view from both the Union and the Confederacy through poetry, music, images, letters, maps and other primary documents. Hear former slaves tell their stories, and read first-hand accounts by Civil War women. From Library of Congress
Homestead Act (1862)
Passed on May 20, 1862, the Homestead Act accelerated the settlement of the western territory by granting adult heads of families 160 acres of surveyed public land for a minimal filing fee and 5 years of continuous residence on that land.
The Trial of the Lincoln Assassination Conspirators
Comprehensive collection of articles, artifacts and documents from the "Famous Trials" site at the University of Missouri - Kansas City
The Avalon Project : Second Inaugural Address of Abraham Lincoln
Full text from the The Avalon Project
One-eighth of the whole population were colored slaves, not distributed generally over the Union, but localized in the southern part of it. These slaves constituted a peculiar and powerful interest. All knew that this interest was somehow the cause of the war. To strengthen, perpetuate, and extend this interest was the object for which the insurgents would rend the Union even by war, while the Government claimed no right to do more than to restrict the territorial enlargement of it.
U.S. History: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) - YouTube
A worthwhile half hour for teachers, though language and references make this unusable with students. Though teachers could use the start/stop timing features of Google slides and embed the sections of the video in a slideshow.