KnowraAbraham LincolnLinked fromLinked fromThe 65 pages that link to Abraham Lincoln, each with the reason it gives.All 65Broader topic 4Related 54Narrower topic 1Compared with 6Andrew JohnsonCompared with: Johnson inherited Lincoln’s presidency, but their distinct approaches to postwar policy make their relationship contested.Franklin PierceCompared with: Lincoln’s wartime leadership stands in sharp contrast to Pierce’s inability to contain sectional division.Jefferson DavisCompared with: Lincoln was Davis’s Union counterpart and chief adversary during the war.James BuchananCompared with: Lincoln succeeded Buchanan as the secession crisis became war.Millard FillmoreCompared with: Lincoln’s leadership during war contrasts with Fillmore’s unsuccessful effort to preserve unity through compromise.John C. BreckinridgeCompared with: Breckinridge lost the 1860 presidential election to Lincoln and later fought against his government.