Abraham Lincoln was our tallest president. At 6-foot-4, he would stand out even today, and he certainly towered over the men and women of his era. The top hat he habitually wore in public made ...

Gloves worn by President Lincoln on the night of his death, estimated to sell for between $800,000 and $1.2 million. “Lincoln’s Legacy: Historic Americana from the Life of Abraham Lincoln ...

The white-leather gloves are stained with blood from the night Abraham ... family notes Lincoln dashed off during the height of the war and was said to stow away in his top hat.

“Though his head was turned slightly away ... Zeller reasoned that Lincoln rode on horseback to the ceremony while wearing a top hat and white riding gloves. Gardner, he deduced, had taken ...