Abraham Lincoln

**Abraham Lincoln**
	president of the United States from 1861 to 1865
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Name in native language	Abraham Lincoln;
Date of birth	12 February 1809; Sinking Spring Farm
Date of death	15 April 1865 (07:22); Petersen House
Manner of death	homicide (assassination of Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth);
Cause of death	shot to the head (assassination of Abraham Lincoln);
Killed by	John Wilkes Booth (murderer, Ford's Theatre);
Place of burial	Lincoln Tomb (Springfield, Oak Ridge Cemetery);
Country of citizenship	United States of America;
Residence	Springfield; Washington, D.C.; Perry County; Hodgenville; Lincoln's New Salem;
Occupation	politician; postmaster; lawyer; statesman; farmer; military officer; writer;
Member of political party	Republican Party (1854–1865); Whig Party (1834–1854); National Union Party (1864–1865);
Position held	United States representative (1847–1849); President of the United States (1861–1865); member of the Illinois House of Representatives (1834–1842); President-elect of the United States (1860–1861);
Native language	English;
Family	Lincoln family;
Father	Thomas Lincoln;
Mother	Nancy Hanks Lincoln;
Sibling	Sarah Lincoln Grigsby; Thomas Lincoln, Jr.;
Child	Edward Baker Lincoln; Tad Lincoln; Robert Todd Lincoln; William Wallace Lincoln;
Spouse	Mary Todd Lincoln (1842–1865);
Work location	Springfield; Washington, D.C.;
Notable work	Gettysburg Address;
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ASV prezidents; maika-16 a Presidente ti Estados Unidos iti Amerika; 16. председник САД (1861—65); 16º presidente dos Estados Unidos; 第16任美国总统; amerikanesche Politiker; USAs 16. president; ١٦هەم سەرۆکی ویلایەتە یەکگرتووەکانی ئەمریکا; president of the United States from 1861 to 1865; الرئيس السادس عشر للولايات المتحدة الأمريكية; နိုင်ငံရေးသမားနှင့် အမေရိကန် ၁၆ ယောက်မြောက် သမ္မတ; amerikai jogász, politikus, az Amerikai Egyesült Államok 16. elnöke (1861-1865); અમેરિકાના ૧૬મા રાષ્ટ્રપ્રમુખ; американский политик, президент США (1861—1865); 16. Präsident der Vereinigten Staaten; амерыканскі дзяржаўны дзеяч; شانزدهمین رئیس جمهور ایالات متحدهٔ آمریکا; 第16任美國總統; Amereka amanyɛnyi; აშშ-ის მე-16 პრეზიდენტი; アメリカ合衆国の大統領 (1809-1865); נשיאה השישה עשר של ארצות הברית, מנהיגה בזמן מלחמת האזרחים ומוביל תהליך ביטול העבדות בארה"ב; sextus decimus Praeses Civitatum Foederatarum; अमेरिका के 16 वें राष्ट्रपति (1809-1865); 16వ అమెరికా‌ అధ్యక్షుడు; Yhdysvaltain 16. presidentti; 16ος πρόεδρος των Ηνωμένων Πολιτειών Αμερικής; presidente de la SUA; 第16任美国总统; அமெரிக்க அரசியல்வாதி, 16வது அமெரிக்கக் குடியரசுத் தலைவர்; politico e avvocato statunitense, 16º Presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America; 第16任美國總統; Rais wa 16 wa Marekani; 16èm prezidan peyi Etazini; Ameerika Ühendriikide 16. president; US-amerikaanschen Politiker; 16eg arlywydd Unol Daleithiau America; अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति; 16th President of the United States of America; Olóṣèlú; politiko merikano; 16° Presidente dos Estados Unidos; ប្រធានាធិបតីទី ១៦ នៃសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក; 16. prezident Spojených štátov amerických; Presiden Amerika Serikat Ke-16; Amerikos prezidentas; ଯୁକ୍ତରାଷ୍ଟ୍ର ଆମେରିକାର ୧୬ତମ ରାଷ୍ଟ୍ରପତି; อดีตประธานาธิบดีสหรัฐอเมริกา; presidenti i 16-të i Shteve të Bashkuara; 16. Amerika Birleşik Devletleri başkanı; Amerika amanyɔni; 16. prezydent Stanów Zjednoczonych (1861–1865); അമേരിക്കൻ ഐക്യനാടുകളുടെ 16-ആം പ്രസിഡന്റ്; 16de president van de Verenigde Staten; 16è president dels Estats Units d'Amèrica; Amerika nira ŋun baŋsim ziligi alikaale tali puuni ka o nyɛ doo; 16° prescidente USA; 16ú huachtarán na Stát Aontaithe, ó 1861 go 1865; 第16任美國總統; amerikansk præsident (1809-1865); president of the United States from 1861 to 1865; 16ma prezidanto di Usa; Abramo Lincoln; 林肯; 林肯; Линкольн, Авраам; लिंकन; Abe Lincoln; Lincoln; A. Lincoln; Präsident Lincoln; Abe Lincoln; Lincoln; Honest Abe; Абрагам Лінкольн; Ейб Лінкольн; 林肯; 林肯; Abrahamo Lincoln; Lincoln; 林肯; Honest Abe; A. Lincoln; President Lincoln; Abe Lincoln; Lincoln; Uncle Abe; 林肯; Abe Lincoln; Honest Abe; Lincoln; Honesto Abe; Presidente Lincoln; Tío Abe; Lincoln; לינקאלין,; אברהם לינקאלן; 林肯; 林肯; 林肯; Lincoln; 아브라함 링컨; Abraham Lincoln; أبراهام لنكولن; Abe Lincoln; Honest Abe; Lincoln; एब्राहम लिंकन; अब्राहम लिन्कन</nowiki>

English: Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) was the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until 1865.

Español: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) fue un político estadounidense, decimosexto presidente de los Estados Unidos desde 1861 hasta 1865

Deutsch: Abraham Lincoln (* 12. Februar 1809 bei Hodgenville, Hardin County Kentucky; † [ermordet] 15. April 1865 in Washington (D.C.)) wurde 1860 zum 16. Präsidenten der Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika gewählt und 1864 wiedergewählt.

Italiano: Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) è stato presidente degli Stati Uniti d'America dal 1861 al 1865.

Svenska: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) var den sextonde amerikanska presidenten.

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Daguerreotype of Congressman Abraham Lincoln, taken in 1846 by Nicholas H. Shepherd.
Lincoln, 1860.
Abraham Lincoln in 1858 (time of the Lincoln-Douglas debates)
Abraham Lincoln taken February 27, 1860 in New York City by Mathew Brady, the day of his famous Cooper Union speech.
Taken by Alexander Hessler in Springfield, IL on June 3, 1860, Two weeks after Lincoln's nomination.
Lincoln in 'thinking pose', 1862
President Lincoln and General George B. McClellan in the general's tent near the Antietam battlefield, October 3, 1862. Photograph by Alexander Gardner
Abraham Lincoln, Allan Pinkerton and John Alexander McClernand, visiting the Antietam battlefield, October 3, 1862. Photograph By Alexander Gardner
Another view of President Lincoln, Major Pinkerton, and General McClernand, near Antietam, October 3, 1862. Photo By Gardner. On the lower left-hand side of the photo is a man holding a sign marked "7479." He was one of Gardner’s assistants helping to identify the photograph after it was developed.
"First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln" by Francis Carpenter. Shown from left to right are Edwin Stanton, secretary of war; Salmon Chase, treasury secretary; Lincoln; Gideon Welles, secretary of the navy; Caleb Smith, interior secretary; William Seward, secretary of state; Montgomery Blair, postmaster general; and Edward Bates, attorney general.
A rare Standing Photograph of Lincoln taken on April 17, 1863 by Thomas Le Mere at Mathew Brady's studio in Washington, DC.
The "Gettysburg Portrait", A head-on photograph of Abraham Lincoln taken on November 8, 1863; two weeks before his Gettysburg Address. By Alexander Gardner
Engraving of President Lincoln based on a photograph taken by Matthew Brady on January 4, 1864.
Abraham Lincoln seated in the chair he had sat in during his tenure in the House of Representatives. Taken by Brady on February 9, 1864, Robert Todd Lincoln called it "The best likeness of my Father".
Daguerrotype of a Photograph of Abraham Lincoln, used for the $5 Bill. Original taken on February 9, 1864. The Copy Daguerreotype was made sometime later.
A photo of Lincoln from his last formal sitting, Taken at Alexander Gardner's Studio on February 5, 1865.
The "Broken Glass Portrait". One of the last photographs of Abraham Lincoln taken on February 5, 1865 in Alexander Gardner's Studio. While the plate was being developed a crack appeared on the top, and only a single print was made before the glass plate cracked completely.
Last known photograph of Lincoln while he was alive, taken by Henry F. Warren on the White House balcony, March 6, 1865. Lincoln agreed to sit for this photo at his son Tad's request.
Photograph of Lincoln in death, as he was being embalmed and prepared for his lying in state. Taken at the White House on April 16, 1865 by John B. Bachelder
Composite image

Portrait[edit]

Abraham Lincoln, George Peter Alexander Healy, 1869
Thumbnail of the White House portrait zoomed in.
The Peacemakers, George Peter Alexander Healy, 1868
Portrait on the wall of the Oval Office, the first Black American President, President-elect Barack Obama, and his predecessors in the foreground

Assassination[edit]

The assassination. From left to right are: Henry Rathbone, Clara Harris, Mary Todd Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, and John Wilkes Booth.
The presidential box

Ford's Theatre[edit]

Ford's Theatre where Lincoln was assassinated during a play called Our American Cousin and died at 7:22:10 A.M. The theatre still stands today on NW 10th Street in Washington, D.C..
Matthew Brady picture, 1865

Death[edit]

Lincoln's deathbed, sketch by Alfred Waud

Funeral[edit]

Lincoln was prepared for his burial in Springfield, Illinois.

Memorial[edit]

Statue of Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln Memorial
London City
Lincoln Memorial model
Lincoln's Tomb
Portrait at bust length (Gettysburg National Cemetery)
Life mask
Mount Rushmore
Abraham Lincoln: The Man

Lincoln Home National Historic Site[edit]

Lincoln Home
Historic district

Other[edit]

The Engine that drew Lincoln's Funeral Train from Washington to Springfield
Lincoln's coffin, replica
Museum of Funeral Customs
1850 US Census with Lincoln
Telegram to Abraham Lincoln regarding plan for a steam fire department in Washington