abraham lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809–April 15, 1865), the sixteenth Presient of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest crisis, the Civil War, only to be assassinated less than a month after the war's end. Before his election as President, Lincoln was a lawyer, a member of the United States House of Representatives, and an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Senate. As an outspoken opponent of the expansion of slavery in the United States, Lincoln won the Republican Party nomination in 1860 and was elected president later that year. During his term, he helped preserve the United States by leading the defeat of the secessionist Confederate States of America in the American Civil War. He introduced measures that resulted in the abolition of slavery, issuing his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and promoting the passage of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution in 1865.

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Originally beardless, Uncle Sam got his chin whiskers from images depicting this real-life man
This president signed the bill to create a transcontinental railroad; he didn't live to see its completion
A native Kentuckian, he was the first president born outside of the original 13 states
The quote "with malice toward none" is on the wall of his Washington, D.C. Memorial
There were 5 living former presidents when this president was sworn in, none of whom was of his party
After meeting him, Hawthorne said he had a "sallow, queer, sagacious visage" warmed by "homely human sympathies"
Against bitterly divided Democrats, he won with the second-lowest percentage of the popular vote in history, 39.8%
Las Vegas was still part of the Arizona Territory when this president made Nevada the 36th state in 1864
This sixteenth president of the U.S. followed James Buchanan into the White House
He was the first living president to appear on U.S. paper money--on a $10 demand note authorized in 1861
Though Detective Pinkerton saved him once, he later became 1st assassinated president
In early 1865 he said, "I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice"
In a letter to Horace Greeley he wrote, "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union"
This great president was known as the "Great Emancipator"
He's on the front of the penny & his memorial is on the back
On April 15, 1865 Edwin Stanton said this man "belongs to the ages"
"Uncle Abe"
Martha Brenner wrote a kids' book on an incident involving this future president's tall black hat
At the time of his assassination on April 14, 1865, he had a Confederate $5 bill in his pocket among other items
"The Great Emancipator"
Charles & this American president were born on the same day, February 12, 1809; Charles lived much longer
February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865
The photo seen here is on the cover of an award-winning "photobiography" of this man
Speaking in Illinois, Benjamin Harrison said this president "had faith in time & time has justified his faith"
When this pres. died with no will, Mary got half of the over $80,000 estate, but it didn't keep her happy
Andrew Johnson succeeded this man as president, having served as his vice president for only 6 weeks
On the back of his bill is the front of his memorial
Springfield, Illinois
On the back of the current U.S. bill fronted by this man, you can see a statue of him
February 12, 1809 near Hodgenville, Kentucky
Teams at a Tennessee university named for this man are nicknamed the Railsplitters
On June 16, 1858 this man gave his "House Divided" speech in Springfield, Illinois
In the 1830s he was postmaster of New Salem, Illinois & supplemented his income by railsplitting & surveying
In 1846 he was elected to Congress as an Illinois Whig; in 1856 he joined the antislavery Republican Party
He's got a national memorial in D.C., one in Indiana & is on Mount Rushmore, to boot
On July 24, 1858 he issued a formal challenge to debate U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas
3 of his many nicknames were "Buffoon", "Tycoon" & "Illinois Baboon"
In 1863:Edwin Stanton
Henry Fonda played him "Young" & Raymond Massey played him young & "In Illinois"
The Smithsonian has the stovepipe hat this president wore to the theater when he was killed
In April 1865 he had a dream foretelling his assassination
The menu for his 1865 inaugural banquet included terrapin stew & quail
The 1995 TV movie "Tad" starred Kris Kristofferson in this historic role, Tad's dad
At his first inauguaration on March 4, 1861, he said the issue of civil war was not in his hands
The letter from him to Mrs. Bixby on the loss of her 5 sons in the Civil War is a classic
This man died April 15, 1865 despite the desperate medical assistance of U.S. Surgeon General Joseph Barnes
In 1892 the Illinois legislature made this president's birthday a legal holiday
Although this 16th president rarely went to school, he learned reading, writing & some arithmetic
James Buchanan was the president before him; Andrew Johnson, after him
Known as a humorist, this 16th president was also known for his bouts of depression
Stephen Vincent Benet said this president was "Six feet one in his stocking feet" & "Tough as a hickory rail"
"You can't fool all of the people all of the time" has been attributed to P.T. Barnum & to this president
In 1861 Tiffany was commissioned to design a special presentational pitcher for this president's inauguration
At this man's inaugural, Mathew Brady took the first photo of a president being sworn in
"The Long 'Un"
In 1858, as a Senate hopeful in Illinois, he said, "Nobody has ever expected me to be president"
A former congressman
Mary Todd
1809-1865
Hannibal Hamlin
"The Prairie Years" & "The War Years"
In his second inaugural address, he said about slavery, "All know that this...was, somehow, the cause of the war"
"The Illinois Baboon" &"The Martyr President"
On June 16, 1858 he said, "A house divided against itself cannot stand"
On December 6, 1847 this future president took his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives for Illinois
This wartime president had previously served in the Black Hawk War but saw no fighting
In 1915 film, "Birth of a Nation", Joseph Henabery played this president
To Edward Arlington Robinson this president was "The Master" & a "Titan"
Grace Bedell, age 11, thought this man would win an election by more than a hair if he grew whiskers; he agreed
The family of this often-depicted U.S. president said sculptor John Rogers created the best likeness of him
Walter Huston, Henry Fonda, Raymond Massey & Hal Holbrook all played this Kentucky-born president
Researchers say this man killed in 1865 might have been so tall and thin due to a rare condition called Marfan's syndrome
Yes, he knew Ann Rutledge, but there's no evidence of a great love affair
His assassination in 1865 came only 5 days after the surrender at Appomattox
This president said that if Gen. McClellan didn't want to use the army, he would like to borrow it
D.H. Donald's biography of this 19th century president made it onto a list of Bill Clinton's favorite books
As an Illinois congressman, he introduced "Spot Resolutions" attacking Polk for starting the Mexican War
Hi, I'm Sam Waterston, and I'm a huge fan of this American president & I've been lucky enough to play him on Broadway & in a TV miniseries
Had a Springfield in his step, look him up at his Gettysburg Address, enjoyed the theater a bit too much
One of the first literary tributes to this president is in an 1865 ode by James Russell Lowell
F. Murray__________Nebraska
In 1858 he said, "I believe this government cannot endure permanently half slave and half free"
He put many of his Republican rivals for the Pres. nomination in his cabinet, including Salmon Chase & William Seward
Pass him a drumstick; this president made Thanksgiving a national holiday in the 1860s
Accepting the GOP nomination for U. S. senate in 1858, he said "A house divided against itself cannot stand"
In his 2nd inaugural address, he called for peace "with malice toward none; with charity for all"
He had Hamlin for his veep
Only president granted a patent at any time in his life; he got it in 1849 for a ship flotation device
Sculptor Daniel Chester French sat this 19-foot marble man in a curule chair
In 1943, in Morocco, FDR became the 1st sitting president since this one to visit an actual theater of war
Tom Hanks' family tree includes Nancy Hanks, the mother of this president
A musical about this president's youth in Indiana is presented in the Indiana state park named for him
Jules Verne's "Mysterious Island" was named for this U.S. president who was assassinated
Favoring moderate terms for reconstruction, he vetoed the Wade-Davis Plan in 1864
He was postmaster of New Salem, Illinois
In May 1922 in Washington, D.C. President Harding unveiled a statue of this man by Daniel Chester French
Salmon Chase,Edwin Stanton,William Seward
February 12, 1809 in Hardin County, Kentucky
Whitman's "When Lilacs Last In The Dooryard Bloom'd" was an elegy to him
This nervous 33-year-old married Mary Todd on Nov. 4, 1842
A Carbon Hillman
Two days after Fort Sumter fell, this president called for 75,000 men for the army & got more than he could equip
On Oct. 15, 1860 11-year-old Grace Bedell of Westfield, N.Y. wrote him urging him to grow a beard; he did
Popular for skiing, Nancy Hanks Peak in Vermont is named for the mother of this president
This 19th C. man's ghost appears at Loudon Cottage, once owned by the woman who sat next to him when he was shot
19th century president who grew to manhood in southern Indiana
Stephen T. Logan, & later William H. Herndon, were his law partners in Springfield, Illinois
The first & last names of this president born in 1809 mean "Father of Many Nations" & "Of the Lake Colony"
Alexander Gardner started out as Mathew Brady's aide & ended up taking one of the last photos of this president
The Ann Rutledge, a train that ran between Chicago & Kansas City, was named for an early love of this president
In 1859, before he was president, he wrote, "He who would be no slave must consent to have no slave"
President whose only military service was in Illinois' Blackhawk War in 1830
(I'm Sam Waterston) I starred in a 1988 miniseries based on Gore Vidal's book about this president
Whitman's "When Lilies Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd" was an elegy for this man
In 1909, the centennial of his birth, he was put on a U.S. coin
Henry Fonda in 1939,Raymond Massey in 1940
2008's "Giants" covers "The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and" this man
"The Last Best Hope of Earth"
Accused of being two-faced in a debate, this pres. said, "If I had another face, do you think I would wear this one?"
When this U.S. president suspended habeas corpus, some critical reporters went to jail

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