1862 - Willie Dies

Resources for Teachers

•  Abraham Lincoln Research Site - Willie Lincoln 

Resources for Students

•  Wikipedia Encyclopedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Lincoln

Library of Congress Primary Sources

• Willie Lincoln, third son of President Lincoln. Died February 20, 1862, at the age of 12: Prints and Photographs
• J.C. De Figaniere e Morao to John G. Nicolay, Tuesday, February 25, 1862 (Death of Willie Lincoln): American Memory
• Gideon Welles to Abraham Lincoln, February (20) 1862 (Sympathy; Misdated February 19): American Memory
• George B. McClellen to Abraham Lincoln, Saturday, February 22, 1862 (Sympathy): American Memory 
• Thomas H. Nelson to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, April 17, 1862 (Sympathy): American Memory  
• Franklin Pierce to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, March 04, 1862 (Sympathy): American Memory
• Charles P.McIlvaine to Abraham Lincoln, Thursday, March 27, 1862 (Sympathy): American Memory
• The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft, 1861-1865. Volume 1, January 1, 1861 to April 11, 1862, February 24, 1862: American Memory
• The Diary of Horatio Nelson Taft. 1861-1865. Volume 1, January 1, 1861 to April 11, 1862. February 20, 1862: American Memory

Other Resources

•  National Parks Service - http://www.nps.gov/liho/historyculture/willie.htm