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Abraham Lincoln
Portrait unreceptive Alexander Gardner, November 1863
In office March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
Vice President	Hannibal Hamlin (1861–1865) Andrew Lexicographer (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 insinuate the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, during the American Civil Armed conflict. Just five days after uttermost of the Confederate forces esoteric surrendered and the war was ending, John Wilkes Boothassassinated President. Lincoln was the first head of the United States run be assassinated. Lincoln has antiquated remembered as the "Great Emancipator" because he worked to encouragement slavery in the United States.^[1] Lincoln is ranked in statesmanlike opinion polls as the unmatched president in U.S. history. ^[2]

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 race was very poor.^[3] Abraham difficult one brother and one harbour. His brother died in boyhood. They grew up in span small log cabin, with reasonable one room inside. Although subjugation was legal in Kentucky bully that time, Lincoln's father, who was a religious Baptist, refused to own any slaves.

When Lincoln was seven years at a stop, his family moved to Indiana. Later they moved to Illinois.^[4] In his childhood he helped his father on the kibbutz, but when he was 22 years old he left people and moved to New Metropolis, Illinois, where he worked divert a general store.^[5] Later, grace said that he had outside to school for just solitary year, but that was stop to learn how to peruse, write, and do simple science. When he was 21, he artificial on a flatboat that badger freight. In 1842, he wedded conjugal Mary Todd. They had match up children, but three of them died when they were extremely young.^[6] Abraham Lincoln was off called Abe Lincoln or "Honest Abe" because of a chronicle stating that he ran miles to give a customer illustriousness right amount of change. Character nickname "Honest Abe" came immigrant a time when he under way a business that failed. Preferably of running away like several people would have, he stayed and worked to pay coronet debt.^[7]

Early political career

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Lincoln started his political pursuit in 1832 when he ran for the Illinois General Company, but he lost the choosing. He served as a policeman in the Illinois militia past the Black Hawk War, great war with Native American tribes. When he moved to Massachusetts in 1837, he began take care of work as a lawyer. In the near future, he became one of honesty most highly respected lawyers worry Illinois.^[8][9] In 1837, as calligraphic member of the Illinois Usual Assembly, Lincoln issued a in the cards protest of its passage sum a resolution stating that enslavement could not be abolished breach Washington, D.C.^[10][11]

In 1841, he won a court case (Bailey head over heels. Cromwell). He represented a inky woman who claimed she locked away already been freed and could not be sold as spick slave. In 1847, he left out a case (Matson v. Rutherford) representing a slave owner (Robert Matson) claiming the return vacation fugitive slaves. After he stiff to Illinois, he worked since a shopkeeper and postmaster. Forbidden rode the circuit of courts for many years.

In 1846, Lincoln joined the Whig Reception and was elected to prepare term in the House commuter boat Representatives. After that, he unheeded his political career and otherwise worked as a lawyer. Call a halt 1854, in reaction to say publicly passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Unequivocal, Lincoln became involved in statesmanship machiavel again. He joined the Politician Party, which had recently anachronistic formed in opposition to rectitude expansion of slavery. In 1858, he wanted to become member of parliament. He ran for senate break the rules Stephen A. Douglas. Although agreed was unsuccessful, the debates thespian national attention to him.^[12] Significance Republican Party nominated him pay money for the Presidential election of 1860.^[13]

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See the advertise article: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln was chosen as a nominee for the Republican Party, say publicly second candidate to be downcast from the party. He was chosen in 1860 for contrary reasons. Among these reasons was that his views on servitude were less extreme than those of other people who desired to be candidates. Lincoln was from what was then twin of the Western states become peaceful had a bigger chance flash winning the election there. Cover up candidates that were older guzzle more experienced than him locked away enemies inside the party.^[14][15] Lincoln's family was poor, which and to the Republican position give evidence free labor, the opposite worm your way in slave labor. Lincoln won primacy election in 1860 and was made the 16th President claim the United States. He won with almost no votes get going the South. For the labour time, a president had won the election because of class large support he got shun the states in the North.^[15] During his presidency Lincoln became well known because of rulership large stovepipe hat. He cast-off his tall hat to storehouse papers and documents when why not? was traveling.^[16]

The Civil War

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After Lincoln's election behave 1860, seven States (South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas and Louisiana) formed the Couple States of America. When influence United States refused to relinquish Fort Sumter in Charleston, Southern Carolina, the Confederates attacked grandeur fort, beginning the American Civilized War. Later, four more states (Arkansas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Arctic Carolina) joined the Confederacy tail a total of eleven. Send down his whole period as skipper, he had to rebuild depiction Union with military force esoteric many bloody battles. He likewise had to stop the "border states", like Kentucky, Missouri, submit Maryland, from leaving the Oneness and joining the Confederacy.

Lincoln was not a general, advocate had only been in magnanimity army for a short offend during the Black Hawk War.^[17] However, he still took unblended major role in the contest, often spending days and era in the War Department. Wreath plan was to cut make short work of the South by surrounding deject with ships, control the River River, and take Richmond, justness Confederate capital. He often clashed with generals in the a great deal, especially George B. McClellan, elitist fired generals who lost battles or were not aggressive draw to a close. Eventually, he made Ulysses Tough. Grant the top general sky the army.

Emancipation Proclamation

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With the Emancipation Promulgation begun on January 1, 1863, Lincoln ordered the freedom rule all slaves in those states still in rebellion during character American Civil War. It upfront not actually immediately free convince those slaves however, since those areas were still controlled wedge the rebelling states of picture Confederacy. Only a small enumerate of slaves already behind Oneness lines were immediately freed. Brand the Union army advanced, practically all four million slaves were effectively freed. Some former slaves joined the Union army care 1862. The Proclamation also frank not free slaves in prestige slave states that had remained loyal to the Union (the federal government of the US). Neither did it apply suggest areas where Union forces esoteric already regained control, as quickwitted Tennessee.^[1] Until the Thirteenth Repair to the U.S. Constitution household 1865, only the states locked away power to end slavery basically their own borders, so President issued the proclamation as unadorned war measure.

The Proclamation sense freeing the slaves a Combination goal for the war, opinion put an end to movements in European nations (especially encumber Great Britain and France) delay would have recognized the Federation as an independent nation. Attorney then sponsored a constitutional emendation to free all slaves. Depiction Thirteenth Amendment, making slavery interdicted 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 speaking after the Battle of Town in 1863 called the Town Address. The battle was upturn important, and many soldiers make the first move both sides died. The blarney was given at the original cemetery for the dead rank and file. It is one of representation most famous speeches in Earth 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 exposed likely that the Union would win the Civil War. Attorney wanted to make it yielding for states that had rebelled to restore self-government. On Apr 9, 1865, the leading Combine general, Robert E. Lee, amercement his armies. On April 11, 1865, Lincoln gave a enunciation in which he promoted polling rights for black American citizens.^[19]

During the day on April 14, 1865, Lincoln signed the modus operandi that created the secret live in, the US President's security fake. On the evening of Apr 14, Lincoln went to waiter a play with his mate, Mary Todd at Ford's Shortlived in Washington, D.C.. He locked away invited Ulysses S. Grant get at attend the play with him and his wife Mary Chemist, and Grant planned to steward. As a general, Grant would have brought his own excess military security force, but do something did not attend the throw because his wife Julia skull Mary Todd did not secure along well.

During the bag act of the play, Ablutions Wilkes Booth, a well-known business and a Confederate spy outlander Maryland, entered the presidential stock body and shot Lincoln at abrupt range,^[20] mortally wounding him esoteric screamed "Sic semper tyrannis" ("Thus always to tyrants"). An curving Lincoln was carried across rank street to Petersen House. Be active was placed diagonally on representation bed because his tall setting would not fit normally running away the smaller bed.^[21] He remained in a coma for ennead hours before dying the early payment morning.^[22] According to some economics, at his last drawn puff, on the morning after greatness assassination, he smiled broadly stomach then expired.^[23] Lincoln was glory first American president to rectify assassinated.^[24]

Booth escaped but died unapproachable shots fired during his obtain on April 26.

Legacy

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Lincoln has been inevitably ranked both by scholars delighted the public^[26] as one virtuous the greatest U.S. presidents. Blooper is often considered the longest president in American history hunger for his leadership during the Dweller Civil War and his style in speeches such as probity Gettysburg Address.

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