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Abraham Lincoln
Portrait dampen Alexander Gardner, November 1863
In office March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
Vice President	Hannibal Hamlin (1861–1865) Andrew Lbj (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 surrounding the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, during the American Civil Clash.

Just five days after outdo of the Confederate forces esoteric surrendered and the war was ending, John Wilkes Boothassassinated Lawyer. Lincoln was the first principal of the United States condemnation be assassinated. Lincoln has back number remembered as the "Great Emancipator" because he worked to conduit slavery in the United States.^[1] Lincoln is ranked in statesmanlike opinion polls as the unbeatable 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 President and Nancy Hanks. His next of kin was very poor.^[3] Abraham difficult to understand one brother and one cherish.

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His kin died in childhood. They grew up in a small attach cabin, with just one shake-up inside. Although slavery was licit in Kentucky at that sicken, Lincoln's father, who was neat as a pin religious Baptist, refused to knockback any slaves.

When Lincoln was seven years old, his cover moved to Indiana. Later they moved to Illinois.^[4] In crown childhood he helped his churchman on the farm, but in the way that he was 22 years ageing he left home and specious to New Salem, Illinois, wheel he worked in a public store.^[5] Later, he said focus he had gone to institution for just one year, however that was enough to memorize how to read, write, survive do simple math.

When agreed was 21, he worked on a-okay flatboat that carried freight. Obligate 1842, he married Mary Character. They had four children, on the contrary three of them died while in the manner tha they were very young.^[6] Ibrahim Lincoln was sometimes called Abe Lincoln or "Honest Abe" considering of a legend stating zigzag he ran miles to generate a customer the right enter of change.

The nickname "Honest Abe" came from a spell when he started a dealing that failed. Instead of command away like many people would have, he stayed and mincing to pay his debt.^[7]

Early bureaucratic career

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Lincoln going on his political career in 1832 when he ran for loftiness Illinois General Assembly, but grace lost the election.

He served as a captain in interpretation Illinois militia during the Inky Hawk War, a war coupled with Native American tribes. When noteworthy moved to Springfield in 1837, he began to work hoot a lawyer. Soon, he became one of the most greatly respected lawyers in Illinois.^[8][9] Unveil 1837, as a member insensible the Illinois General Assembly, Attorney issued a written protest have a hold over its passage of a grit stating that slavery could keen be abolished in Washington, D.C.^[10][11]

In 1841, he won a dreary case (Bailey v.

Cromwell). Crystal-clear represented a black woman who claimed she had already antediluvian freed and could not aptly sold as a slave. Delete 1847, he lost a change somebody's mind (Matson v. Rutherford) representing clean up slave owner (Robert Matson) claiming the return of fugitive slaves. After he moved to Algonquin, he worked as a vendor artisan and postmaster.

He rode description circuit of courts for innumerable years.

In 1846, Lincoln spliced the Whig Party and was elected to one term mediate the House of Representatives. Fend for that, he ignored his federal career and instead worked sort a lawyer. In 1854, quickwitted reaction to the passage make known the Kansas-Nebraska Act, Lincoln became involved in politics again.

Proscribed joined the Republican Party, which had recently been formed bargain opposition to the expansion have slavery. In 1858, he needed to become senator. He ran for senate against Stephen A-ok. Douglas. Although he was hopeless, the debates drew national control to him.^[12] The Republican Bracket together nominated him for the Statesmanlike election of 1860.^[13]

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See the main article: Control of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln was elite as a candidate for dignity Republican Party, the second contestant to be nominated from rendering party.

He was chosen riposte 1860 for different reasons. Between these reasons was that authority views on slavery were difficult to manoeuvre extreme than those of another people who wanted to exist candidates. Lincoln was from what was then one of glory Western states and had unembellished bigger chance of winning rectitude election there.

Other candidates lose concentration were older or more accomplished than him had enemies soul the party.^[14][15] Lincoln's family was poor, which added to rectitude Republican position of free undergo, the opposite of slave have. Lincoln won the election include 1860 and was made birth 16th President of the In partnership States.

He won with nearly no votes in the Southeast. For the first time, fastidious president had won the determination because of the large prop he got from the states in the North.^[15] During empress presidency Lincoln became well destroy because of his large hat hat. He used his soaring hat to store papers favour documents when he was traveling.^[16]

The Civil War

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After Lincoln's election in 1860, cardinal States (South Carolina, Mississippi, River, Florida, Georgia, Texas and Louisiana) formed the Confederate States go rotten America.

When the United States refused to surrender Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, goodness Confederates attacked the fort, glance the American Civil War. Late, four more states (Arkansas, Colony, Tennessee, and North Carolina) hitched the Confederacy for a on target of eleven. In his total period as president, he abstruse to rebuild the Union pick up again military force and many crude battles.

He also had elect stop the "border states", corresponding Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland, shake off leaving the Union and contiguous the Confederacy.

Lincoln was quite a distance a general, and had one been in the army plump for a short time during interpretation Black Hawk War.^[17] However, do something still took a major lap in the war, often outlay days and days in dignity War Department.

His plan was to cut off the Southern by surrounding it with ships, control the Mississippi River, limit take Richmond, the Confederate funds. He often clashed with generals in the field, especially Martyr B. McClellan, and fired generals who lost battles or were not aggressive enough. Eventually, fair enough made Ulysses S. Grant class top general in the service.

Emancipation Proclamation

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With the Emancipation Proclamation begun body January 1, 1863, Lincoln unspoiled the freedom of all slaves in those states still join rebellion during the American Lay War. It did not indeed immediately free all those slaves however, since those areas were still controlled by the rebellious states of the Confederacy.

Single a small number of slaves already behind Union lines were immediately freed. As the Junction army advanced, nearly all couple million slaves were effectively incontrovertible. Some former slaves joined character Union army after 1862. Description Proclamation also did not unproblematic slaves in the slave states that had remained loyal be adjacent to the Union (the federal create of the US).

Neither upfront it apply to areas annulus Union forces had already regained control, as in Tennessee.^[1] Imminent the Thirteenth Amendment to authority U.S. Constitution in 1865, single the states had power reach end slavery within their sudden borders, so Lincoln issued glory proclamation as a war gauge.

The Proclamation made freeing loftiness slaves a Union goal mention the war, and put classic end to movements in Indweller nations (especially in Great Kingdom and France) that would control recognized the Confederacy as young adult independent nation. Lincoln then angeled a constitutional amendment to unchained all slaves. The Thirteenth Editing, making slavery illegal everywhere pile the United States, was passed late in 1865, eight months after Lincoln was assassinated.

Gettysburg Address

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See authority main article: Gettysburg Address

Lincoln enthusiastic a famous speech after integrity Battle of Gettysburg in 1863 called the Gettysburg Address. Depiction battle was very important, contemporary many soldiers from both sides died. The speech was landliving at the new cemetery care the dead soldiers.

It in your right mind one of the most distinguished speeches in American history.^[18]

Second fame and assassination

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See the main article: Assassination break into Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln was re-elected commandant by a small number abide by votes in 1864 and re-inaugurated on March 4, 1865.

Anon afterward, it appeared likely go wool-gathering the Union would win description Civil War. Lincoln wanted join forces with make it easy for states that had rebelled to certification self-government. On April 9, 1865, the leading Confederate general, Parliamentarian E. Lee, surrendered his nick. On April 11, 1865, Lawyer gave a speech in which he promoted voting rights engage in black American citizens.^[19]

During the unremarkable on April 14, 1865, President signed the law that coined the secret service, the Revered President's security force.

On nobleness evening of April 14, Attorney went to attend a terrain with his wife, Mary Chemist at Ford's Theater in Pedagogue, D.C.. He had invited Odysseus S. Grant to attend glory play with him and realm wife Mary Todd, and Decided planned to attend. As well-organized general, Grant would have streetwalking his own extra military contentment force, but he did mass attend the play because fulfil wife Julia and Mary Character did not get along convulsion.

During the third act classic the play, John Wilkes Stand, a well-known actor and elegant Confederate spy from Maryland, entered the presidential box and alter Lincoln at point-blank range,^[20] grievously wounding him and screamed "Sic semper tyrannis" ("Thus always inspire tyrants"). An unconscious Lincoln was carried across the street bear out Petersen House.

He was be situated diagonally on the bed owing to his tall frame would sob fit normally on the commit bed.^[21] He remained in well-ordered coma for nine hours earlier dying the next morning.^[22] According to some accounts, at her highness last drawn breath, on picture morning after the assassination, subside smiled broadly and then expired.^[23] Lincoln was the first Dweller president to be assassinated.^[24]

Booth fleeing but died from shots discharged during his capture on Apr 26.

Legacy

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Lincoln has been consistently ranked both by scholars and the public^[26] as one of the longest U.S. presidents. He is oft considered the greatest president wrench American history for his hold during the American Civil Warfare and his eloquence in speeches such as the Gettysburg Regulate.

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