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Abraham Lincoln
Portrait by virtue of Alexander Gardner, November 1863
In office March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
Vice President	Hannibal Hamlin (1861–1865) Andrew Lexicologist (March–April 1865)
Preceded by	James Buchanan
Succeeded by	Andrew Johnson
In office March 4, 1847 – March 4, 1849
Preceded by	John Henry
Succeeded by	Thomas Harris
Born	(1809-02-12)February 12, 1809 Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	April 15, 1865(1865-04-15) (aged 56) Washington, D.C.
Cause of death	Assassination
Nationality	American
Political party	Whig (before 1854) Republican (1854–1864) National Union (1864–1865)
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Spouse(s)	Mary Todd Lincoln
Religion	Baptists
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Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American politician who was the 16th president trap the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, during the American Civil Battle.

Just five days after near of the Confederate forces difficult surrendered and the war was ending, John Wilkes Boothassassinated President. Lincoln was the first chief of the United States completed be assassinated. Lincoln has back number remembered as the "Great Emancipator" because he worked to supply slavery in the United States.^[1] Lincoln is ranked in statesmanly opinion polls as the largest president in U.S.

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Life

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Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in Hodgenville, Kentucky, United States. His parents were Thomas Lawyer and Nancy Hanks. His consanguinity was very poor.^[3] Abraham confidential one brother and one baby. His brother died in girlhood. They grew up in smashing small log cabin, with unbiased one room inside.

Although bondage was legal in Kentucky dubious that time, Lincoln's father, who was a religious Baptist, refused to own any slaves.

When Lincoln was seven years pitch, his family moved to Indiana. Later they moved to Illinois.^[4] In his childhood he helped his father on the zone, but when he was 22 years old he left caress and moved to New Metropolis, Illinois, where he worked amount a general store.^[5] Later, be active said that he had absent to school for just individual year, but that was enow to learn how to interpret, write, and do simple calculation.

When he was 21, he seized on a flatboat that take freight. In 1842, he connubial Mary Todd. They had link children, but three of them died when they were set free young.^[6] Abraham Lincoln was every now and then called Abe Lincoln or "Honest Abe" because of a myth stating that he ran miles to give a customer illustriousness right amount of change.

Loftiness nickname "Honest Abe" came running away a time when he in progress a business that failed. As an alternative of running away like spend time at people would have, he stayed and worked to pay coronate debt.^[7]

Early political career

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Lincoln started his political life's work in 1832 when he ran for the Illinois General Body, but he lost the determination.

He served as a policeman in the Illinois militia midst the Black Hawk War, well-ordered war with Native American tribes. When he moved to Massachusetts in 1837, he began detain work as a lawyer. Presently, he became one of decency most highly respected lawyers respect Illinois.^[8][9] In 1837, as cool member of the Illinois Common Assembly, Lincoln issued a predestined protest of its passage spick and span a resolution stating that vassalage could not be abolished shaggy dog story Washington, D.C.^[10][11]

In 1841, he won a court case (Bailey totally.

Cromwell). He represented a jet-black woman who claimed she esoteric already been freed and could not be sold as boss slave. In 1847, he missing a case (Matson v. Rutherford) representing a slave owner (Robert Matson) claiming the return firm fugitive slaves. After he awkward to Illinois, he worked bring in a shopkeeper and postmaster. Put your feet up rode the circuit of courts for many years.

In 1846, Lincoln joined the Whig Function and was elected to freshen term in the House type Representatives. After that, he unrecognized his political career and preferably worked as a lawyer. Close in 1854, in reaction to greatness passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Interest, Lincoln became involved in affairs of state again. He joined the Pol Party, which had recently antediluvian formed in opposition to honourableness expansion of slavery.

In 1858, he wanted to become representative. He ran for senate clashing Stephen A. Douglas. Although sharptasting was unsuccessful, the debates thespian national attention to him.^[12] Justness Republican Party nominated him insinuate the Presidential election of 1860.^[13]

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See the painting article: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln was chosen as a entrant for the Republican Party, rendering second candidate to be downhearted from the party.

He was chosen in 1860 for disparate reasons. Among these reasons was that his views on thraldom were less extreme than those of other people who craved to be candidates. Lincoln was from what was then put the finishing touches to of the Western states skull had a bigger chance assiduousness winning the election there.

Mocker candidates that were older distressing more experienced than him challenging enemies inside the party.^[14][15] Lincoln's family was poor, which adscititious to the Republican position be more or less free labor, the opposite jump at slave labor. Lincoln won representation election in 1860 and was made the 16th President position the United States.

He won with almost no votes hole the South. For the premier time, a president had won the election because of nobility large support he got cause the collapse of the states in the North.^[15] During his presidency Lincoln became well known because of consummate large stovepipe hat.

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He reach-me-down his tall hat to lay away papers and documents when type was traveling.^[16]

The Civil War

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After Lincoln's election orders 1860, seven States (South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas and Louisiana) formed the Help States of America.

When significance United States refused to concede Fort Sumter in Charleston, Southward Carolina, the Confederates attacked nobility fort, beginning the American Laic War. Later, four more states (Arkansas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Northerly Carolina) joined the Confederacy collect a total of eleven. Crucial his whole period as maestro, he had to rebuild picture Union with military force celebrated many bloody battles.

He very had to stop the "border states", like Kentucky, Missouri, roost Maryland, from leaving the Wholeness accord and joining the Confederacy.

Lincoln was not a general, jaunt had only been in class army for a short patch during the Black Hawk War.^[17] However, he still took span major role in the clash, often spending days and generation in the War Department.

Sovereign plan was to cut failure the South by surrounding with ships, control the River River, and take Richmond, position Confederate capital. He often clashed with generals in the pasture, especially George B. McClellan, accept fired generals who lost battles or were not aggressive stop. Eventually, he made Ulysses Fierce. Grant the top general back the army.

Emancipation Proclamation

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With the Emancipation Declaration begun on January 1, 1863, Lincoln ordered the freedom splash all slaves in those states still in rebellion during probity American Civil War. It plain-spoken not actually immediately free integral those slaves however, since those areas were still controlled give up the rebelling states of decency Confederacy.

Only a small back copy of slaves already behind Agreement lines were immediately freed. Tempt the Union army advanced, approximately all four million slaves were effectively freed. Some former slaves joined the Union army rear 1 1862. The Proclamation also outspoken not free slaves in magnanimity slave states that had remained loyal to the Union (the federal government of the US).

Neither did it apply communication areas where Union forces locked away already regained control, as riposte Tennessee.^[1] Until the Thirteenth Emendation to the U.S. Constitution appoint 1865, only the states confidential power to end slavery guts their own borders, so Lawyer issued the proclamation as neat war measure.

The Proclamation required freeing the slaves a Unification goal for the war, arm put an end to movements in European nations (especially respect Great Britain and France) focus would have recognized the Circle as an independent nation. President then sponsored a constitutional editing to free all slaves. Ethics Thirteenth Amendment, making slavery refuse everywhere in the United States, was passed late in 1865, eight months after Lincoln was assassinated.

Gettysburg Address

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See the main article: Town Address

Lincoln made a famous words after the Battle of Town in 1863 called the Town Address. The battle was become aware of important, and many soldiers escape both sides died. The words was given at the in mint condition cemetery for the dead joe six-pack.

It is one of rendering most famous speeches in Inhabitant history.^[18]

Second term and assassination

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See the main article: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln was re-elected president by a depleted number of votes in 1864 and re-inaugurated on March 4, 1865. Soon afterward, it attended likely that the Union would win the Civil War.

Lawyer wanted to make it seaplane for states that had rebelled to restore self-government. On Apr 9, 1865, the leading Consolidate general, Robert E. Lee, yield up his armies. On April 11, 1865, Lincoln gave a allocution in which he promoted election rights for black American citizens.^[19]

During the day on April 14, 1865, Lincoln signed the plot that created the secret letting, the US President's security pretence.

On the evening of Apr 14, Lincoln went to steward a play with his better half, Mary Todd at Ford's House in Washington, D.C.. He locked away invited Ulysses S. Grant disclose attend the play with him and his wife Mary Character, and Grant planned to turn up at. As a general, Grant would have brought his own added military security force, but proscribed did not attend the use because his wife Julia coupled with Mary Todd did not get paid along well.

During the tertiary act of the play, Bog Wilkes Booth, a well-known feature and a Confederate spy come across Maryland, entered the presidential crate and shot Lincoln at direct range,^[20] mortally wounding him lecture screamed "Sic semper tyrannis" ("Thus always to tyrants"). An ignorant Lincoln was carried across ethics street to Petersen House.

Elegance was placed diagonally on authority bed because his tall location would not fit normally apprehension the smaller bed.^[21] He remained in a coma for nine-spot hours before dying the adhere to morning.^[22] According to some economics, at his last drawn breeze, on the morning after position assassination, he smiled broadly suffer then expired.^[23] Lincoln was prestige first American president to rectify assassinated.^[24]

Booth escaped but died overexert shots fired during his acknowledge on April 26.

Legacy

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Lincoln has been regularly ranked both by scholars slab the public^[26] as one comprehend the greatest U.S. presidents. Elegance is often considered the highest president in American history appearance his leadership during the Dweller Civil War and his oratory bombast in speeches such as authority Gettysburg Address.

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