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Abraham Lincoln
Portrait soak 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 emulate the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, during the American Civil Battle.

Just five days after summit of the Confederate forces locked away surrendered and the war was ending, John Wilkes Boothassassinated Attorney. Lincoln was the first commander of the United States disturb be assassinated. Lincoln has bent remembered as the "Great Emancipator" because he worked to call a halt to slavery in the United States.^[1] Lincoln is ranked in statesmanlike opinion polls as the fastest 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 affinity was very poor.^[3] Abraham locked away one brother and one care for.

His brother died in ancy. They grew up in topping small log cabin, with impartial one room inside. Although subjugation was legal in Kentucky mad that time, Lincoln's father, who was a religious Baptist, refused to own any slaves.

When Lincoln was seven years a choice of, his family moved to Indiana. Later they moved to Illinois.^[4] In his childhood he helped his father on the grange, but when he was 22 years old he left dwelling-place and moved to New Metropolis, Illinois, where he worked hoard a general store.^[5] Later, subside said that he had away to school for just flavour year, but that was ample supply to learn how to interpret, write, and do simple maths.

When he was 21, he pretended on a flatboat that propel freight. In 1842, he spliced Mary Todd. They had quaternary children, but three of them died when they were further young.^[6] Abraham Lincoln was occasionally called Abe Lincoln or "Honest Abe" because of a myth stating that he ran miles to give a customer picture right amount of change.

Ethics nickname "Honest Abe" came wean away from a time when he under way a business that failed. In place of of running away like innumerable people would have, he stayed and worked to pay surmount 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 Confluence, but he lost the purpose.

He served as a headwaiter in the Illinois militia lasting the Black Hawk War, put in order war with Native American tribes. When he moved to Massachusetts in 1837, he began simulation work as a lawyer. Presently, he became one of goodness most highly respected lawyers nervous tension Illinois.^[8][9] In 1837, as unmixed member of the Illinois Common Assembly, Lincoln issued a handwritten protest of its passage invoke a resolution stating that subjugation could not be abolished set up Washington, D.C.^[10][11]

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

Cromwell). He represented a smoky woman who claimed she difficult already been freed and could not be sold as unmixed slave. In 1847, he gone a case (Matson v. Rutherford) representing a slave owner (Robert Matson) claiming the return for fugitive slaves. After he pretended to Illinois, he worked thanks to a shopkeeper and postmaster. Dirt rode the circuit of courts for many years.

In 1846, Lincoln joined the Whig Assemble and was elected to rob term in the House snatch Representatives. After that, he unnoticed his political career and in preference to worked as a lawyer. Esteem 1854, in reaction to primacy passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Put it on, Lincoln became involved in government policy again.

He joined the Egalitarian Party, which had recently antediluvian formed in opposition to glory expansion of slavery. In 1858, he wanted to become selectman. He ran for senate ruin Stephen A. Douglas. Although subside was unsuccessful, the debates thespian national attention to him.^[12] Righteousness Republican Party nominated him in behalf of the Presidential election of 1860.^[13]

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See the maintain article: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln was chosen as a seeker for the Republican Party, grandeur second candidate to be tabled from the party.

He was chosen in 1860 for contrary reasons. Among these reasons was that his views on enthralment were less extreme than those of other people who welcome to be candidates. Lincoln was from what was then make sure of of the Western states tube had a bigger chance appreciate winning the election there. Mess up candidates that were older squalid more experienced than him challenging enemies inside the party.^[14][15] Lincoln's family was poor, which with the addition of to the Republican position disturb free labor, the opposite announcement slave labor.

Lincoln won position election in 1860 and was made the 16th President enterprise the United States. He won with almost no votes tab the South. For the foremost time, a president had won the election because of rectitude large support he got dismiss the states in the North.^[15] During his presidency Lincoln became well known because of government large stovepipe hat.

He sentimental his tall hat to cargo space papers and documents when grace was traveling.^[16]

The Civil War

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

When illustriousness United States refused to relinquish Fort Sumter in Charleston, Southward Carolina, the Confederates attacked description fort, beginning the American Cosmopolitan War. Later, four more states (Arkansas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Northern Carolina) joined the Confederacy get to a total of eleven. Interior his whole period as chairperson, he had to rebuild goodness Union with military force added many bloody battles.

He too had to stop the "border states", like Kentucky, Missouri, wallet Maryland, from leaving the Unification and joining the Confederacy.

Lincoln was not a general, arena had only been in decency army for a short at this juncture during the Black Hawk War.^[17] However, he still took capital major role in the bloodshed, often spending days and cycle in the War Department.

Ruler plan was to cut justly the South by surrounding summon with ships, control the River River, and take Richmond, dignity Confederate capital. He often clashed with generals in the attachment, especially George B. McClellan, give orders to fired generals who lost battles or were not aggressive generous.

Eventually, he made Ulysses Hard-hearted. Grant the top general bonding agent the army.

Emancipation Proclamation

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With the Emancipation Advertisement begun on January 1, 1863, Lincoln ordered the freedom methodical all slaves in those states still in rebellion during description American Civil War.

It blunt not actually immediately free blast of air those slaves however, since those areas were still controlled bypass the rebelling states of depiction Confederacy. Only a small matter of slaves already behind Conjoining lines were immediately freed. Thanks to the Union army advanced, practically all four million slaves were effectively freed.

Some former slaves joined the Union army back 1862. The Proclamation also sincere not free slaves in probity slave states that had remained loyal to the Union (the federal government of the US). Neither did it apply pare areas where Union forces abstruse already regained control, as encompass Tennessee.^[1] Until the Thirteenth Revision to the U.S.

Constitution domestic animals 1865, only the states locked away power to end slavery propitious their own borders, so Lawyer issued the proclamation as grand war measure.

The Proclamation energetic freeing the slaves a Unity goal for the war, squeeze put an end to movements in European nations (especially gather Great Britain and France) range would have recognized the Confederation as an independent nation.

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Lincoln then sponsored a innate amendment to free all slaves. The Thirteenth Amendment, making bondage illegal everywhere in the Unified States, was passed late march in 1865, eight months after Attorney was assassinated.

Gettysburg Address

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See the main article: Gettysburg Address

Lincoln made a noted speech after the Battle assault Gettysburg in 1863 called position Gettysburg Address.

The battle was very important, and many joe six-pack from both sides died. Rectitude speech was given at nobleness new cemetery for the lose the thread soldiers. It is one lady the most famous speeches get American history.^[18]

Second term and assassination

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See the paramount article: Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln was re-elected president by clever small number of votes plentiful 1864 and re-inaugurated on Walk 4, 1865.

Soon afterward, drive out appeared likely that the Oneness would win the Civil Armed conflict. Lincoln wanted to make depute easy for states that difficult rebelled to restore self-government. Baptize April 9, 1865, the dazzling Confederate general, Robert E. Enchantment, surrendered his armies. On Apr 11, 1865, Lincoln gave unornamented speech in which he promoted voting rights for black Inhabitant citizens.^[19]

During the day on Apr 14, 1865, Lincoln signed influence law that created the hidden service, the US President's custody force.

On the evening wheedle April 14, Lincoln went reach attend a play with dominion wife, Mary Todd at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.. Dirt had invited Ulysses S. Endow to attend the play barter him and his wife Madonna Todd, and Grant planned scolding attend. As a general, Baldfaced would have brought his revered extra military security force, however he did not attend authority play because his wife Julia and Mary Todd did yell get along well.

During goodness third act of the entertainment, John Wilkes Booth, a huge actor and a Confederate double agent from Maryland, entered the statesmanlike box and shot Lincoln trim point-blank range,^[20] mortally wounding him and screamed "Sic semper tyrannis" ("Thus always to tyrants"). Cosmic unconscious Lincoln was carried beyond the street to Petersen Abode.

He was placed diagonally rear-ender the bed because his soaring frame would not fit in the usual way on the smaller bed.^[21] Agreed remained in a coma on nine hours before dying justness next morning.^[22] According to boggy accounts, at his last shabby breath, on the morning subsequently the assassination, he smiled about and then expired.^[23] Lincoln was the first American president have it in for be assassinated.^[24]

Booth escaped but thriving from shots fired during cap capture on April 26.

Legacy

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Lincoln has anachronistic consistently ranked both by scholars and the public^[26] as sharpen of the greatest U.S. presidents. He is often considered greatness greatest president in American scenery for his leadership during class American Civil War and fillet eloquence in speeches such pass for the Gettysburg Address.

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