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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (pronounced /ˈeɪbrəhæm ˈlɪŋkən/; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the U.S. economy.
Etymology
The name Abraham is of Hebrew origin, meaning "father of many". The surname Lincoln is of English origin, derived from the city of Lincoln in England. The name of the city itself is of Latin origin, "Lindum Colonia", referring to its establishment as a Roman colony.
Related Terms
- American Civil War: A civil war in the United States from 1861 to 1865, fought between northern states loyal to the Union and southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America.
- Emancipation Proclamation: An executive order issued by Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, that changed the federal legal status of more than 3.5 million enslaved African Americans in the Confederate states from slave to free.
- Gettysburg Address: A speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 1863, at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg.
- Assassination of Abraham Lincoln: The assassination of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln, took place on Good Friday, April 14, 1865, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., at the hands of John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate sympathizer.
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