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

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

| caption            = Lincoln in 1863

| caption            = Lincoln in 1863

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

| alt                = Portrait of a bearded Abraham Lincoln showing his head and shoulders

| order              = 16th

| order              = 16th

| office              = President of the United States

| office              = President of the United States

| successor1          = [[Thomas L. Harris]]

| successor1          = [[Thomas L. Harris]]

| state_house2        = Illinois

| state_house2        = Illinois

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

| constituency2      =  

| term_start2        = December 1, 1834

| term_start2        = December 1, 1834

| term_end2          = December 4, 1842

| term_end2          = December 4, 1842

| serviceyears        = April–July 1832

| serviceyears        = April–July 1832

| rank                = {{plainlist|

| rank                = {{plainlist|

* [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]]{{Efn|name="Ranks"|Discharged from command-rank of Captain and re-enlisted at rank of Private.}}

* [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]]{{Efn|name="Ranks"|Discharged from command-rank of Captain and re-enlisted at rank of Private}}

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* [[Private (United States)|Private]]{{Efn|name="Ranks"}}

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

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

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Abraham Lincoln was sometimes called Abe Lincoln or "Honest Abe" because of a legend stating that he ran miles to give a customer the right amount of change. The nickname "Honest Abe" came from a time when he started a business that failed. Instead of running away like many people would have, he stayed and worked to pay his debt.<ref>White, Jr., Ronald C. (2009). ''A. Lincoln: A Biography''. Random House, Inc. {{ISBN|9781400064991}}</ref>

Abraham Lincoln was sometimes called Abe Lincoln or "Honest Abe" because of a legend stating that he ran miles to give a customer the right amount of change. The nickname "Honest Abe" came from a time when he started a business that failed. Instead of running away like many people would have, he stayed and worked to pay the money he owed.<ref>White, Jr., Ronald C. (2009). ''A. Lincoln: A Biography''. Random House, Inc. {{ISBN|9781400064991}}</ref>

== Early political career ==

== Early political career ==

Lincoln started his political career in 1832 when he ran for the [[Illinois General Assembly]], but he lost the election. He served as a captain in the Illinois [[militia]] during the [[Black Hawk War]], a war with [[Native American]] tribes. When he moved to [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]] in 1837, he began to work as a [[lawyer]]. Soon, he became one of the most highly respected lawyers in Illinois.<ref>

Lincoln started his political career in 1832 when he ran for the [[Illinois General Assembly]], but he lost the election. He served as a captain in the Illinois [[militia]] during the [[Black Hawk War]], a war with [[Native American]] tribes. When he moved to [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]] in 1837, he began to work as a [[lawyer]]. Soon, he became one of the most highly respected lawyers in Illinois.<ref>

During the day on April 14, 1865, Lincoln signed the law that created the secret service, the US President's security force. On the evening of April 14, Lincoln went to attend a play with his wife, Mary Todd at Ford's Theater in [[Washington, D.C.]]. He had invited Ulysses S. Grant to attend the play with him and his wife Mary Todd, and Grant planned to attend. As a general, Grant would have brought his own extra military security force, but he did not attend the play because his wife Julia and Mary Todd did not get along well.

During the day on April 14, 1865, Lincoln signed the law that created the secret service, the US President's security force. On the evening of April 14, Lincoln went to attend a play with his wife, Mary Todd at Ford's Theater in [[Washington, D.C.]]. He had invited Ulysses S. Grant to attend the play with him and his wife Mary Todd, and Grant planned to attend. As a general, Grant would have brought his own extra military security force, but he did not attend the play because his wife Julia and Mary Todd did not get along well.

During the third act of the play, [[John Wilkes Booth]], a well-known actor and a Confederate spy from Maryland, entered the presidential box and shot Lincoln at [[point-blank range]],<ref>Swanson, James. ''Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer''. Harper Collins, 2006. pp. 42–3. {{ISBN|978-0-06-051849-3}}</ref> mortally wounding him and screamed "''Sic semper tyrannis''" ("Thus always to tyrants"). An unconscious Lincoln was carried across the street to [[Petersen House]]. He was placed diagonally on the bed because his tall frame would not fit normally on the smaller bed.<ref>Steers, Edward. ''Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln''. University Press of Kentucky, 2001. p.&nbsp;123–24. {{ISBN|978-0-8131-9151-5}}</ref> He remained in a [[coma]] for nine hours before dying the next morning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/abraham-lincoln|title=Abraham Lincoln|work=History|publisher=AETN UK|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> According to some accounts, at his last drawn breath, on the morning after the assassination, he smiled broadly and then expired.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fox|first1=Richard|title=Lincoln's Body: A Cultural History|url=https://archive.org/details/lincolnsbodycult0000foxr|date=2015|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|isbn=978-0393247244}}</ref> Lincoln was the first American president to be [[assassinate|assassinated]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer|last=Swanson|first=James|year=2006|publisher=Harper Collins|isbn=9780060518493}}</ref>

During the third act of the play, [[John Wilkes Booth]], a well-known actor and a Confederate spy from Maryland, entered the presidential box and shot Lincoln at [[point-blank range]],<ref>Swanson, James. ''Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer''. Harper Collins, 2006. pp. 42–3. {{ISBN|978-0-06-051849-3}}</ref> mortally wounding him and screamed "''Sic semper tyrannis''" ("Thus always to tyrants"). An unconscious Lincoln was carried across the street to [[Petersen House]]. He was placed diagonally on the bed because his tall frame would not fit normally on the smaller bed.<ref>Steers, Edward. ''Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln''. University Press of Kentucky, 2001. p.&nbsp;123–24. {{ISBN|978-0-8131-9151-5}}</ref> He remained in a [[coma]] for nine hours before dying the next morning.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/abraham-lincoln|title=Abraham Lincoln|work=History|publisher=AETN UK|accessdate=February 16, 2014}}</ref> According to some accounts, at his last drawn breath, on the morning after the assassination, he smiled broadly and then expired.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Fox|first1=Richard|title=Lincoln's Body: A Cultural History|url=https://archive.org/details/lincolnsbodycult0000foxr|date=2015|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|isbn=978-0393247244}}</ref> Lincoln was the first American president to be [[assassinate|assassinated]].<ref>{{cite book|title=Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer|url=https://archive.org/details/manhunttwelveday0000swan|last=Swanson|first=James|year=2006|publisher=Harper Collins|isbn=9780060518493}}</ref>

Booth escaped but died from shots fired during his capture on April 26.

Booth escaped but died from shots fired during his capture on April 26.

File:Mary, Willie, and Tad Lincoln, c1860.jpg|Mary Todd Lincoln with Willie and Tad

File:Mary, Willie, and Tad Lincoln, c1860.jpg|Mary Todd Lincoln with Willie and Tad

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

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 Nicholas Shepherd, 1846-crop.jpg|Daguerreotype of Lincoln, taken around 1847, the earliest known photograph of him

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 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 Horace Greeley

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 Horace Greeley

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

File:Abraham Lincoln - NARA - 528325.jpg|Portrait of Lincoln {{circa}} 1862

File:Abraham Lincoln - NARA - 528325.jpg|Portrait of Lincoln {{circa}} 1862

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== Notes ==

== Notes ==