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Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia
8 Jan 2026 at 8:37am
Abraham Lincoln[b] (February 12, 1809 ? April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederate States and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.

Abraham Lincoln | Biography, Childhood, Quotes, Death, & Facts - Britannica
8 Jan 2026 at 4:55am
Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.?died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the 16th president of the United States (1861?65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.

Abraham Lincoln | The White House
7 Jan 2026 at 5:21pm
The biography for President Lincoln and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. Abraham Lincoln became the United States? 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863.

Abraham Lincoln: Facts, Birthday & Assassination | HISTORY
7 Jan 2026 at 2:11am
In April 1865, with the Union on the brink of victory, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln?s assassination made him a martyr to the cause of...

Abraham Lincoln - American Battlefield Trust
7 Jan 2026 at 5:42pm
Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is known for leading the nation during the Civil War, enacting the Emancipation Proclamation, and...

Abraham Lincoln - Biographies - The Civil War in America | Exhibitions ...
23 Nov 2025 at 7:04pm
Lincoln's 1860 U.S. presidential election victory was marred by the quick secession of seven Southern states, leading to the Civil War (1861?1865), the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history.

Abraham Lincoln - White House Historical Association
7 Jan 2026 at 5:13pm
On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated at Ford?s Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, who somehow thought he was helping his beloved South. Lincoln died the following morning at Petersen House, and with his death went the possibility of peace with magnanimity.

Abraham Lincoln - U.S. National Park Service
27 Oct 2025 at 3:58am
In the effort to win the war, Lincoln assumed more power than any president before him, declaring martial law and suspending legal rights. He had difficulty finding effective generals to lead the Union armies until the appointment of Ulysses S. Grant as overall commander in 1864.

Abraham Lincoln: Biography, History, Facts and Quotes
7 Jan 2026 at 4:35am
Abraham Lincoln, born February 12, 1809, was the 16th President of the United States. Many historians and politicians believe he was the greatest president in terms of leadership, political acumen and character. Lincoln's biography is the stuff of legend.

Lincoln Facts | Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
7 Jan 2026 at 5:06pm
Before his death, Lincoln advocated giving African-American veterans the right to vote?the first president ever to do so. Lincoln led the country through its greatest crisis, the Civil War, and was on the verge of victory when he died. Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated in office.



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