Person

Abraham Lincoln

1809–1865 · 19th century

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. His election as a Republican opposed to the expansion of slavery led Southern states to secede, and he led the Union through the Civil War. His Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 and support for the Thirteenth Amendment brought about the abolition of slavery.

Abraham Lincoln
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Confederate States of America

Great speeches

The Gettysburg Address19 November 1863Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address4 March 1865

See also

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Abraham Lincoln. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/abraham-lincoln
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Harvard
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