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1. blogs.loc.gov › loc › 2024Treasures Gallery: What Did Lincoln Have in His Pockets the ...

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   2 days ago · Soon after Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth on April 14, 1865, at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C., he was carried across the street to a boarding house. At 7:22 the next morning, the 16th president of the United States took his last breath. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton is reported to have said, “Now he belongs to the ages.”.

2. thepoliticswatcher.com › pages › articlesAbraham Lincoln: The 16th President of the United States

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   2 days ago · US News: Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States on November 6, 1860. His victory marked the rise of a leader who would guide the country through one of its most challenging periods. "I regard our emigrants as one of the principal replenishing streams appointed by Providence to repair the ravages of internal war ...

3. apnews.com › article › lincoln-museum-us-flagIllinois investigates museum's purchase of disputed 19th ...

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   4 days ago · A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum and prompts a state investigation. This image provided by Heritage Auctions, shows 21-star U.S. flag. Illinois state investigators are scrutinizing the purchase by the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum of this 21-star U.S. flag reportedly from 1818-1819 at the time that ...

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   Who was Abraham Lincoln?

   • Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, the second child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, in a log cabin on Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky. He was a descendant of Samuel Lincoln, an Englishman who migrated from Hingham, Norfolk, to its namesake, Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1638.

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   Where can I find a biography of Abraham Lincoln?

   • Abraham Lincoln: A Biography. Carbondale, Illinois: Southern Illinois University Press. ISBN 978-0-8093-2887-1. Trostel, Scott D. (2002). The Lincoln Funeral Train: The Final Journey and National Funeral for Abraham Lincoln. Fletcher, Ohio: Cam-Tech Publishing. ISBN 978-0-925436-21-4. Archived from the original on July 12, 2013.

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   What happened to Lincoln's flag?

   • The flag had been part of the prestigious Zaricor Flag Collection. Hunt won the auction on Nov. 13 and the museum paid $15,625 for the flag using the King Hostick trust fund, an endowment to finance state historic research and artifact acquisition. Lincoln’s library has been hit with several blows to its credibility in recent years.

   Disputed 19th century US flag bought by Abraham Lincoln museum spa…

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   Was Abraham Lincoln a bartender?

   • The Hidden Lincoln. The Viking Press. p. 105. ^ Steers 2010, p. 341. ^ Winkle 2001, pp. 86–95. ^ Blazeski, Goran (October 15, 2016). "Abraham Lincoln was the only President who was also a licensed bartender". The Vintage News. Retrieved March 4, 2022. ^ Lincoln, Abraham (1832). "The Improvement of Sangamon River". In Miller, Marion Mills (ed.).

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6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Abraham_LincolnAbraham Lincoln - Wikipedia

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   1 day ago · 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 .

7. www.herald-dispatch.com › news › up-for-auction-1861Up for auction: Lincoln letter to Daniel Lamb of Wheeling WV ...

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   18 hours ago · A Civil War-era Lincoln letter with West Virginia ties is up for auction. The document, signed by President Abraham Lincoln on Oct. 21, 1861, appointed Wheeling statehood advocate Daniel Lamb an ...

8. nypost.com › 2024/05/26 › us-newsAbraham Lincoln museum's 19th century US flag purchase sparks ...

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   3 days ago · The museum’s acquisitions chief, Ian Hunt, submitted a request to the executive director to pursue the 21-star flag on Nov. 6, according to documents provided to the AP under an open-records ...

9. dcweekly.org › 2024/05/27 › abraham-lincoln-museumsAbraham Lincoln Museum’s Purchase of Disputed Flag Sparks ...

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   3 days ago · The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum has once again come under scrutiny after a manager purchased a disputed 21-star flag for over $15,000 without consulting the collections committee. This acquisition led to an investigation by Illinois’ Office of the Executive Inspector General into the use of funds for the purchase.