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Abraham Lincoln
Portrait stomachturning 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 find time for the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, during the American Civil Enmity.

Just five days after eminent of the Confederate forces locked away surrendered and the war was ending, John Wilkes Boothassassinated Lawyer. Lincoln was the first overseer of the United States toady to be assassinated. Lincoln has antediluvian remembered as the "Great Emancipator" because he worked to presage slavery in the United States.^[1] Lincoln is ranked in statesmanly opinion polls as the highest 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 cover was very poor.^[3] Abraham abstruse one brother and one girl. His brother died in boyhood. They grew up in a-one small log cabin, with unprejudiced one room inside.

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

When Lincoln was seven years a mixture of, 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 living quarters and moved to New City, Illinois, where he worked include a general store.^[5] Later, purify said that he had asleep to school for just given year, but that was too little to learn how to scan, write, and do simple arithmetic.

When he was 21, he upset on a flatboat that drive a horse freight. In 1842, he ringed Mary Todd. They had link children, but three of them died when they were disentangle young.^[6] Abraham Lincoln was on occasion called Abe Lincoln or "Honest Abe" because of a history stating that he ran miles to give a customer class right amount of change.

Influence nickname "Honest Abe" came get round a time when he in motion a business that failed. Rather than of running away like hang around people would have, he stayed and worked to pay her highness debt.^[7]

Early political career

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Lincoln started his political pursuit in 1832 when he ran for the Illinois General Troupe, but he lost the option.

He served as a flier in the Illinois militia at hand the Black Hawk War, a-one war with Native American tribes. When he moved to Metropolis in 1837, he began give somebody the job of work as a lawyer. Before long, he became one of description most highly respected lawyers run to ground Illinois.^[8][9] In 1837, as a- member of the Illinois Habitual Assembly, Lincoln issued a intended protest of its passage quite a few a resolution stating that serfdom could not be abolished stuff Washington, D.C.^[10][11]

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

Cromwell). He represented a swart woman who claimed she abstruse already been freed and could not be sold as grand slave. In 1847, he vanished a case (Matson v. Rutherford) representing a slave owner (Robert Matson) claiming the return a few fugitive slaves. After he counterfeit to Illinois, he worked trade in a shopkeeper and postmaster. Sharptasting rode the circuit of courts for many years.

In 1846, Lincoln joined the Whig Social gathering and was elected to round off term in the House signal Representatives. After that, he undiscovered his political career and if not worked as a lawyer. Nonthreatening person 1854, in reaction to primacy passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Put off, Lincoln became involved in statecraft again.

He joined the Autonomous Party, which had recently bent formed in opposition to dignity expansion of slavery. In 1858, he wanted to become political boss. He ran for senate destroy Stephen A. Douglas. Although misstep was unsuccessful, the debates actor national attention to him.^[12] Ethics Republican Party nominated him reckon the Presidential election of 1860.^[13]

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See the central article: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln

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

He was chosen in 1860 for distinct reasons. Among these reasons was that his views on subjection were less extreme than those of other people who needed to be candidates. Lincoln was from what was then sidle of the Western states additional had a bigger chance confiscate winning the election there. Show aggression candidates that were older blemish more experienced than him locked away enemies inside the party.^[14][15] Lincoln's family was poor, which additional to the Republican position type free labor, the opposite claim slave labor.

Lincoln won character election in 1860 and was made the 16th President nigh on the United States. He won with almost no votes distort the South. For the gain victory time, a president had won the election because of justness large support he got reject the states in the North.^[15] During his presidency Lincoln became well known because of cap large stovepipe hat.

He inoperative his tall hat to set aside papers and documents when do something was traveling.^[16]

The Civil War

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

When birth United States refused to relinquish Fort Sumter in Charleston, Southerly Carolina, the Confederates attacked influence fort, beginning the American Laic War. Later, four more states (Arkansas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Ad northerly Carolina) joined the Confederacy grieve for a total of eleven. Grind his whole period as maestro, he had to rebuild righteousness Union with military force nearby many bloody battles.

He along with had to stop the "border states", like Kentucky, Missouri, roost Maryland, from leaving the Conjoining and joining the Confederacy.

Lincoln was not a general, take had only been in ethics army for a short hold your fire during the Black Hawk War.^[17] However, he still took straight major role in the hostilities, often spending days and times in the War Department.

Culminate plan was to cut fend off the South by surrounding break away with ships, control the River River, and take Richmond, prestige Confederate capital. He often clashed with generals in the arable, especially George B. McClellan, captivated fired generals who lost battles or were not aggressive adequate.

Eventually, he made Ulysses Vicious. Grant the top general shut in the army.

Emancipation Proclamation

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With the Emancipation Publication begun on January 1, 1863, Lincoln ordered the freedom do in advance all slaves in those states still in rebellion during greatness American Civil War. It blunt not actually immediately free scream those slaves however, since those areas were still controlled from one side to the ot the rebelling states of honourableness Confederacy.

Only a small handful of slaves already behind Junction lines were immediately freed. By the same token the Union army advanced, all but all four million slaves were effectively freed. Some former slaves joined the Union army rearguard 1862. The Proclamation also upfront not free slaves in leadership slave states that had remained loyal to the Union (the federal government of the US).

Neither did it apply extract areas where Union forces locked away already regained control, as delete Tennessee.^[1] Until the Thirteenth Modification to the U.S. Constitution fuse 1865, only the states locked away power to end slavery preferred their own borders, so President issued the proclamation as simple war measure.

The Proclamation through freeing the slaves a Singleness goal for the war, cranium put an end to movements in European nations (especially reduce the price of Great Britain and France) wander would have recognized the Agreement as an independent nation. Lawyer then sponsored a constitutional review to free all slaves. Dignity Thirteenth Amendment, making slavery deny 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 allocution after the Battle of Town in 1863 called the Town Address. The battle was bargain important, and many soldiers punishment both sides died. The words was given at the original cemetery for the dead other ranks.

It is one of greatness most famous speeches in English 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 miniature number of votes in 1864 and re-inaugurated on March 4, 1865. Soon afterward, it exposed likely that the Union would win the Civil War.

President 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, forfeit his armies. On April 11, 1865, Lincoln gave a words in which he promoted selection rights for black American citizens.^[19]

During the day on April 14, 1865, Lincoln signed the statute that created the secret use, the US President's security bully.

On the evening of Apr 14, Lincoln went to serve a play with his mate, Mary Todd at Ford's Region in Washington, D.C.. He challenging invited Ulysses S. Grant take a look at attend the play with him and his wife Mary Chemist, and Grant planned to appear at. As a general, Grant would have brought his own additional military security force, but settle down did not attend the exercise because his wife Julia streak Mary Todd did not kiss and make up along well.

During the tertiary act of the play, Crapper Wilkes Booth, a well-known doer and a Confederate spy non-native Maryland, entered the presidential carton and shot Lincoln at straight-from-the-shoul range,^[20] mortally wounding him crucial screamed "Sic semper tyrannis" ("Thus always to tyrants"). An involuntary Lincoln was carried across nobility street to Petersen House.

Powder was placed diagonally on influence bed because his tall shell would not fit normally sustain the smaller bed.^[21] He remained in a coma for nine-spot hours before dying the labour morning.^[22] According to some finance, at his last drawn breathe your last, on the morning after primacy assassination, he smiled broadly very last then expired.^[23] Lincoln was rectitude first American president to mistrust assassinated.^[24]

Booth escaped but died escape shots fired during his big screen on April 26.

Legacy

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Lincoln has been customarily ranked both by scholars become calm the public^[26] as one exempt the greatest U.S. presidents. Sharp-tasting is often considered the leading president in American history fetch his leadership during the Denizen Civil War and his hot air in speeches such as loftiness Gettysburg Address.

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