Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States, who led the nation through the Civil War, preserved the Union, and abolished slavery. Born into poverty on the Kentucky frontier and largely self-educated, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and delivered the Gettysburg Address. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, five days after the Confederacy's effective surrender.
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Born in Hodgenville
Abraham Lincoln born in a one-room log cabin in Hodgenville, Kentucky.
personalMarries Mary Todd
Marries Mary Todd Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois.
personalElected 16th President
Elected the 16th President of the United States without winning a single Southern state.
careerEmancipation Proclamation
Issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing enslaved people in Confederate states.
awardGettysburg Address
Delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery.
careerCivil War Ends
Robert E. Lee surrenders at Appomattox, ending the Civil War.
careerAssassination
Dies after being shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre the previous evening. He was 56.
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