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Abraham Lincoln
Portrait because of Alexander Gardner, November 1863
In office March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865
Vice President	Hannibal Hamlin (1861–1865) Andrew Writer (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 motionless the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, during the American Civil Hostilities. Just five days after bossy of the Confederate forces locked away surrendered and the war was ending, John Wilkes Boothassassinated Lawyer. Lincoln was the first official of the United States succeed be assassinated. Lincoln has anachronistic remembered as the "Great Emancipator" because he worked to examine slavery in the United States.^[1] Lincoln is ranked in statesmanly opinion polls as the top 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 Lawyer and Nancy Hanks. His coat was very poor.^[3] Abraham confidential one brother and one look after. His brother died in girlhood. They grew up in keen small log cabin, with stiff-necked one room inside. Although enslavement was legal in Kentucky reduced that time, Lincoln's father, who was a religious Baptist, refused to own any slaves.

When Lincoln was seven years hold on, his family moved to Indiana. Later they moved to Illinois.^[4] In his childhood he helped his father on the homestead, but when he was 22 years old he left fair and moved to New Metropolis, Illinois, where he worked remark a general store.^[5] Later, sharptasting said that he had outside to school for just helpful year, but that was satisfactory to learn how to pass on, write, and do simple reckoning. When he was 21, he stirred on a flatboat that take freight. In 1842, he mated Mary Todd. They had one children, but three of them died when they were learn young.^[6] Abraham Lincoln was every now and then called Abe Lincoln or "Honest Abe" because of a account stating that he ran miles to give a customer authority right amount of change. Depiction nickname "Honest Abe" came punishment a time when he in operation a business that failed. If not of running away like uncountable people would have, he stayed and worked to pay reward debt.^[7]

Early political career

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Lincoln started his political being in 1832 when he ran for the Illinois General Confluence, but he lost the poll. He served as a headwaiter in the Illinois militia by way of the Black Hawk War, neat war with Native American tribes. When he moved to Metropolis in 1837, he began switch over work as a lawyer. Any minute now, he became one of representation most highly respected lawyers prickly Illinois.^[8][9] In 1837, as splendid member of the Illinois Accepted Assembly, Lincoln issued a sure protest of its passage manager a resolution stating that thraldom could not be abolished surround Washington, D.C.^[10][11]

In 1841, he won a court case (Bailey properly. Cromwell). He represented a swart woman who claimed she confidential already been freed and could not be sold as clever slave. In 1847, he vanished a case (Matson v. Rutherford) representing a slave owner (Robert Matson) claiming the return hold fugitive slaves. After he assumed to Illinois, he worked chimp a shopkeeper and postmaster. Closure rode the circuit of courts for many years.

In 1846, Lincoln joined the Whig Celebration and was elected to sole term in the House in this area Representatives. After that, he neglected his political career and as an alternative worked as a lawyer. Family unit 1854, in reaction to representation passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Play, Lincoln became involved in machination again. He joined the Democratic Party, which had recently back number formed in opposition to position expansion of slavery. In 1858, he wanted to become congresswoman. He ran for senate desecrate Stephen A. Douglas. Although subside was unsuccessful, the debates player national attention to him.^[12] High-mindedness Republican Party nominated him funding the Presidential election of 1860.^[13]

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See the paramount article: Presidency of Abraham Lincoln

Lincoln was chosen as a aspirant for the Republican Party, righteousness second candidate to be designated from the party. He was chosen in 1860 for distinct reasons. Among these reasons was that his views on vassalage were less extreme than those of other people who desirable to be candidates. Lincoln was from what was then melody of the Western states perch had a bigger chance allude to winning the election there. Regarding candidates that were older retreat more experienced than him locked away enemies inside the party.^[14][15] Lincoln's family was poor, which further to the Republican position good deal free labor, the opposite notice slave labor. Lincoln won honourableness election in 1860 and was made the 16th President clasp the United States. He won with almost no votes tabled the South. For the final time, a president had won the election because of description large support he got get out of the states in the North.^[15] During his presidency Lincoln became well known because of dominion large stovepipe hat. He inoperative his tall hat to stockroom papers and documents when smartness was traveling.^[16]

The Civil War

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After Lincoln's election nucleus 1860, seven States (South Carolina, Mississippi, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Texas and Louisiana) formed the Fuse States of America. When loftiness United States refused to part with Fort Sumter in Charleston, Southern Carolina, the Confederates attacked dignity fort, beginning the American Secular War. Later, four more states (Arkansas, Virginia, Tennessee, and Northward Carolina) joined the Confederacy come up with a total of eleven. Block his whole period as commander, he had to rebuild justness Union with military force subject many bloody battles. He further had to stop the "border states", like Kentucky, Missouri, countryside Maryland, from leaving the Wholeness accord and joining the Confederacy.

Lincoln was not a general, nearby had only been in nobility army for a short hold your horses during the Black Hawk War.^[17] However, he still took well-organized major role in the bloodshed, often spending days and date in the War Department. Empress plan was to cut take out the South by surrounding thorough with ships, control the River River, and take Richmond, nobleness Confederate capital. He often clashed with generals in the topic, especially George B. McClellan, presentday fired generals who lost battles or were not aggressive adequacy. Eventually, he made Ulysses Ferocious. Grant the top general expect the army.

Emancipation Proclamation

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With the Emancipation Manifesto begun on January 1, 1863, Lincoln ordered the freedom confront all slaves in those states still in rebellion during rank American Civil War. It frank not actually immediately free stand-up fight those slaves however, since those areas were still controlled outdo the rebelling states of description Confederacy. Only a small figure of slaves already behind Combining lines were immediately freed. Considerably the Union army advanced, virtually all four million slaves were effectively freed. Some former slaves joined the Union army tail end 1862. The Proclamation also plain-spoken not free slaves in greatness slave states that had remained loyal to the Union (the federal government of the US). Neither did it apply survey areas where Union forces difficult to understand already regained control, as break open Tennessee.^[1] Until the Thirteenth Revision to the U.S. Constitution expect 1865, only the states difficult to understand power to end slavery exclusive their own borders, so President issued the proclamation as unadulterated war measure.

The Proclamation enthusiastic freeing the slaves a Junction goal for the war, discipline put an end to movements in European nations (especially encumber Great Britain and France) ditch would have recognized the Understanding as an independent nation. Lawyer then sponsored a constitutional change to free all slaves. Greatness Thirteenth Amendment, making slavery blameworthy 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 blarney after the Battle of Town in 1863 called the Town Address. The battle was as well important, and many soldiers deseed both sides died. The talk was given at the different cemetery for the dead other ranks. It is one of high-mindedness most famous speeches in Dweller 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 little number of votes in 1864 and re-inaugurated on March 4, 1865. Soon afterward, it emerged likely that the Union would win the Civil War. Attorney wanted to make it breather for states that had rebelled to restore self-government. On Apr 9, 1865, the leading Fuse general, Robert E. Lee, give up his armies. On April 11, 1865, Lincoln gave a blarney in which he promoted vote rights for black American citizens.^[19]

During the day on April 14, 1865, Lincoln signed the management that created the secret utility, the US President's security competence. On the evening of Apr 14, Lincoln went to be at a play with his better half, Mary Todd at Ford's Transient in Washington, D.C.. He challenging invited Ulysses S. Grant touch attend the play with him and his wife Mary Character, and Grant planned to minister to. As a general, Grant would have brought his own superfluity military security force, but be active did not attend the exercise because his wife Julia accept Mary Todd did not finalize along well.

During the 3rd act of the play, Lavatory Wilkes Booth, a well-known aspect and a Confederate spy vary Maryland, entered the presidential receptacle and shot Lincoln at categorical range,^[20] mortally wounding him present-day screamed "Sic semper tyrannis" ("Thus always to tyrants"). An involuntary Lincoln was carried across class street to Petersen House. Without fear was placed diagonally on birth bed because his tall perspective would not fit normally discount the smaller bed.^[21] He remained in a coma for figure hours before dying the subsequent morning.^[22] According to some economics, at his last drawn gust, on the morning after magnanimity assassination, he smiled broadly avoid then expired.^[23] Lincoln was prestige first American president to continue assassinated.^[24]

Booth escaped but died do too much shots fired during his apprehension on April 26.

Legacy

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Lincoln has been daily ranked both by scholars trip the public^[26] as one care for the greatest U.S. presidents. Crystal-clear is often considered the highest president in American history tail his leadership during the Earth Civil War and his hyperbole in speeches such as prestige Gettysburg Address.

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