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| image              = Abraham Lincoln 1863 Portrait (3x4 cropped).jpg

| caption            = Lincoln in 1863

| alt                = A bearded Abraham Lincoln showing his head and shoulders

| image              = George P.A. Healy - Abraham Lincoln - Google Art Project.jpg

| order              = 16th

| caption            = Official Portrait of Abraham Lincoln by George P.A. Healy {{circa|1869}}

| office              = President of the United States

| order              = 16th [[President (United States)|President of the United States]]

* {{longitem|[[Hannibal Hamlin]]<br />(1861–1865)}}

| term_start          = March 4, 1861

| term_start          = March 4, 1861

| term_end            = April 15, 1865

| term_end            = April 15, 1865

| predecessor        = [[James Buchanan]]

| predecessor        = [[James Buchanan]]

| successor          = [[Andrew Johnson]]

| successor          = [[Andrew Johnson]]

| state2             = [[Illinois]]

| state1             = [[Illinois]]

| district2           = [[Illinois' 7th congressional district|7th]]

| district1           = {{ushr|IL|7|7th}}

| term_start2         = March 4, 1847

| term_start1         = March 4, 1847

| term_end2           = March 4, 1849

| term_end1           = March 3, 1849

| predecessor2       = [[John Henry (representative)|John Henry]]

| predecessor1       = [[John Henry (representative)|John Henry]]

| successor2         = [[Thomas L. Harris|Thomas Harris]]

| successor1         = [[Thomas L. Harris]]

| state_house3       = Illinois

| state_house2        = Illinois

| constituency2      = <br />from [[Sangamon County]]

| term_start2        = December 1, 1834

| predecessor2       = [[Achilles Morris]]

| birth_date          = {{birth date|1809|2|12}}

| birth_date          = {{birth date|1809|2|12}}

| birth_place        = [[Hodgenville, Kentucky|Hodgenville]], [[Kentucky]], U.S.

| birth_place        = [[Hodgenville, Kentucky]], U.S.

| death_date          = {{death date and age|1865|4|15|1809|2|12}}

| death_date          = {{death date and age|1865|4|15|1809|2|12}}

| death_place        = [[Washington, D.C.]]

| death_place        = Washington, D.C.<!--Links not needed per MOS:OVERLINK-->, U.S.

| death_cause        = [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|Assassination]]

| death_cause        = [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|Assassination by gunshot]]

| spouse              = [[Mary Todd Lincoln]]

| occupation          = {{hlist|Politician|lawyer}}

| party              = Whig (before 1854)

| resting_place      = [[Lincoln Tomb]]

Republican (1854–1864)

| party              = {{plainlist|

National Union (1864–1865)

* [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig]] (before 1856)

| vicepresident      = [[Hannibal Hamlin]] (1861–1865) <br /> [[Andrew Johnson]] (March–April 1865)

* [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (after 1856)

| height              = {{height|ft=6|in=5}}

| signature          = Abraham Lincoln signature.JPG

| otherparty          = [[National Union Party (United States)|National Union]] (1864–1865)

| blank1             = Religion

| height              = 6 ft 4 in<ref>{{cite book|last=Carpenter|first=Francis B.|title=Six Months in the White House: The Story of a Picture|url=https://archive.org/details/sixmonthsatwhit02carpgoog|year=1866|publisher=Hurd and Houghton.|page=[https://archive.org/details/sixmonthsatwhit02carpgoog/page/n225 217]}}</ref>

| data1              = [[Baptists]]

| spouse              = {{marriage|[[Mary Todd Lincoln|Mary Todd]]|November 4, 1842}}

| signature          = Abraham Lincoln 1862 signature.svg

| signature_alt      = Cursive signature in ink

| branch             = [[Illinois Militia]]

| battles            = {{tree list}}

*** [[Battle of Kellogg's Grove]] (non-combatant)

}}

}}

'''Abraham Lincoln''' (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American politician who was the 16th [[president of the United States]] from 1861 until [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|his assassination]] in 1865, during the [[American Civil War]]. Just five days after most of the [[Confederacy|Confederate]] forces had surrendered and the war was ending, [[John Wilkes Booth]] [[assassination|assassinated]] Lincoln. Lincoln was the first president of the United States to be assassinated. Lincoln has been remembered as the "Great Emancipator" because he worked to end [[slavery]] in the [[United States]].<ref name="yale" /> Lincoln is [[Historical rankings of presidents of the United States|ranked]] in presidential opinion polls as the greatest president in U.S. history. <ref>{{cite web |last1=Burlingame |first1=Michael |title=Abraham Lincoln: Impact and Legacy {{!}} Miller Center |url=https://millercenter.org/president/lincoln/impact-and-legacy |website=millercenter.org |accessdate=11 September 2023 |language=en |date=4 October 2016}}</ref>

 

'''Abraham Lincoln''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|l|ɪ|ŋ|k|ən}} {{Respell|LINK|ən}}; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American politician who served as the 16th [[president of the United States]] from 1861 until [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|his assassination]] in 1865. He led the United States through the [[American Civil War]], defeating the [[Confederate States of America]] and abolished [[Slavery in the United States|slavery]] in the United States. Lincoln has been remembered as the Great Emancipator because he worked to end [[slavery]] in the [[United States]].<ref name="yale2" /> Lincoln is [[Historical rankings of presidents of the United States|ranked]] in presidential historians as the greatest president in U.S. history.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Burlingame|first1=Michael|date=4 October 2016|title=Abraham Lincoln: Impact and Legacy {{!}} Miller Center|url=https://millercenter.org/president/lincoln/impact-and-legacy|website=millercenter.org|language=en|accessdate=11 September 2023}}</ref>

== Life ==

== Life ==

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in [[Hodgenville, Kentucky]], [[United States]]. His parents were Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. His family was very poor.<ref name="lincolnbook">{{cite book |last=Thornton |first=Brian |author2= Richard W. Donley |title=101 things you didn't know about Lincoln: loves and losses, political power |url=https://archive.org/details/101thingsyoudidn0000thor |publisher=Adams Media |date=October 31, 2005 |isbn=978-1-59337-399-3 |language=English}}</ref> Abraham had one brother and one sister. His brother died in childhood. They grew up in a small [[log cabin]], with just one room inside. Although slavery was legal in Kentucky at that time, Lincoln's father, who was a religious [[Baptist]], [[:refuse|refused]] to own any [[slave]]s.  

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, in [[Hodgenville, Kentucky]], [[United States]]. His parents were Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. His family was very poor.<ref name="lincolnbook">{{cite book |last=Thornton |first=Brian |author2= Richard W. Donley |title=101 things you didn't know about Lincoln: loves and losses, political power |url=https://archive.org/details/101thingsyoudidn0000thor |publisher=Adams Media |date=October 31, 2005 |isbn=978-1-59337-399-3 |language=English}}</ref> Abraham had one brother and one sister. His brother died in childhood. They grew up in a small [[log cabin]], with just one room inside. Although slavery was legal in Kentucky at that time, Lincoln's father, who was a religious [[Baptist]], [[:refuse|refused]] to own any [[slave]]s.  

When Lincoln was seven years old, his family moved to [[Indiana]]. Later they moved to [[Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web

When Lincoln was seven years old, his family moved to [[Indiana]]. Later, they moved to [[Illinois]].<ref>{{cite web

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== Abraham Lincoln Media ==

== Abraham Lincoln Media ==

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File:Abes House.JPG|Lincoln's [[Lincoln Home National Historic Site|home]] in [[Springfield, Illinois]], where he resided from 1844 until becoming the nation's 16th [[president of the United States|president]] in 1861

File:Mary,_Willie,_and_Tad_Lincoln,_c1860.jpg|Mary Todd Lincoln with Willie and Tad

File:Abraham Lincoln by Nicholas Shepherd, 1846-crop.jpg|Lincoln in his late 30s as a member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]], {{Circa|1846}}

File:Abes House.JPG|Lincoln's [[Lincoln Home National Historic Site|home]] in [[Springfield, Illinois]], where he resided from 1844 until becoming [[president of the United States|president]] in 1861

File:1846 Illinois US House District 7 results.svg|1846 Illinois U.S. House District 7 results by county{{collapsible list*| title = {{legend|#f0c862|Lincoln}}|{{legend0|#FEF4B4|30%-40%}} {{legend0|#FED463|50%-60%}} {{legend0|#FE9929|60%-70%}} {{legend0|#EC7014|70%-80%}}}}*{{collapsible list*| title = {{legend|#698dc5|Cartwright}}| {{legend0|#7996E2|50%-60%}}}}

File:Face_detail,_Abraham_Lincoln_O-10_by_Jackson,_1858_(cropped).jpg|Lincoln in 1858, the year of [[Lincoln–Douglas debates|his debates]] with [[Stephen A. Douglas|Stephen Douglas]] over slavery

File:Abraham Lincoln by Hesler, 1857.jpg|Abraham Lincoln, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing right.

File:Lincoln O-17 by Brady, 1860.png|''Abraham Lincoln'', a portrait by [[Mathew Brady]] taken February 27, 1860, the day of Lincoln's [[Cooper Union speech]] in New York City

File:Abraham Lincoln by Byers, 1858 - crop.jpg|Lincoln in May 1858, the year of [[Lincoln–Douglas debates|his debates]] with [[Stephen A. Douglas|Stephen Douglas]] over slavery

File:The Rail Candidate.jpg |''The Rail Candidate'', a critical [[Currier and Ives]] illustration, which depicted Lincoln's platform in the [[1860 United States presidential election|1860 presidential campaign]] as being held up by a slave and his party

File:Lincoln O-17 by Brady, 1860.png|''Abraham Lincoln'', a portrait by [[Mathew Brady]] taken February 27, 1860, the day of Lincoln's [[Cooper Union speech]] in New York City

File:Lincoln LadyPNG.jpg|Lincoln was mocked by opposition papers falsely claiming that he snuck into Washington in disguise after the 1860 election.

File:Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg, highlighted version.png|Lincoln (absent his usual [[top hat]] and highlighted in red) at [[Gettysburg Battlefield|Gettysburg]] on November 19, 1863. Roughly three hours later, he delivered the [[Gettysburg Address]], one of the best-known speeches in [[history of the United States|American history]].

File:Abraham_Lincoln_-_NARA_-_528325.jpg|Portrait of Lincoln {{circa}} 1862

File:ElectoralCollege1864.svg|Lincoln's [[United States Electoral College|electoral]] landslide (in red) in the [[1864 United States presidential election|1864 presidential election]]; southern states (brown) and territories (gray) not in play

File:Gettysburg_Address_in_the_Lincoln_Memorial.JPG|Gettysburg Address engraved in the [[Lincoln Memorial]]

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== References ==

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