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Abraham Lincoln

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President of the United States from 1861 to 1865

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  Edward Robert McClelland: The Illinois debate that made Abraham Lincoln a national figure
  Here, McClelland takes us to Ottawa, Illinois, for the famed first senatorial debate between Lincoln and Douglas, two men who had first met years before in Vandalia. The debate took place some three years before the beginning of the Civil War.
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Abraham Lincoln ( LING-kən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the United States through the American Civil War, defending the nation as a constitutional union, defeating the insurgent Confederacy, playing a major role in the abolition of slavery, expanding the power of the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. Wikipedia
Abraham Lincoln ( LING-kən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Lincoln led the United States through the American Civil War, defending the nation as a constitutional union, defeating the insurgent...
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- Born: February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm, Kentucky, U.S.
- Died: April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C., U.S.
- Cause of Death: Assassination
- Height: 6'4" (1.93m)
- Spouse: Mary Todd Lincoln(m 1842 - 1865)
- Children: Robert Todd Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, William Wallace Lincoln, Edward Baker Lincoln
- Parents: Nancy Lincoln, Thomas Lincoln
- Party Affiliation: Republican Party (United States), Whig Party (United States)
- Term of office: 1861-1865
- Served by Vice President: Hannibal Hamlin (1861-1865), Andrew Johnson (1865)
- Preceded by: James Buchanan
- Succeeded by: Andrew Johnson
- Notable for: American Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, The 1862 Homestead Act, Revenue Act of 1861
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