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Abraham Lincoln November 1863 by Alexander Gardner
Abraham Lincoln November 1863 by Alexander Gardner
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln November 1863 by Alexander Gardner
Abraham Lincoln November 1863 by Alexander Gardner
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Abraham Lincoln

President of the United States of America (1861-1865)
Place of BirthKY, USA
Place of DeathWashington, DC, USA
Abraham Lincoln (b. Feb. 12, 1809-d. Apr. 15, 1865) was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was the sixteenth president of the United States, leading the Union during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865. He was the author of Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the Gettysburg Address (1863). He was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, and died the next day.
Dates in Office 1861 - 1865 President of the United States of America
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