Abraham Lincoln

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Sources

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Relations

member of:

• Republican Party

  Sources: U.S. Presidents

advised by:

• William H. Seward6 Mar 1861 – 15 Apr 1865

  Sources: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

defeated:

• George B. McClellansince 8 Nov 1864

  Sources: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era

died at:

• Petersen Housesince 15 Apr 1865

  Sources: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, U.S. Presidents

had as vice president:

• Andrew Johnson4 Mar 1865 – 15 Apr 1865

  Sources: U.S. Presidents, The Twenty-Fifth Amendment: Its Complete History and Applications

issued:

• Emancipation Proclamationsince 1 Jan 1863

  Sources: The Emancipation Proclamation, The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln

killed by:

• John Wilkes Boothsince 14 Apr 1865

  Sources: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, U.S. Presidents

led:

• United States4 Mar 1861 – 15 Apr 1865

  Sources: U.S. Presidents, Past Inaugural Ceremonies

signed:

• District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Actsince 16 Apr 1862

  Sources: The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

succeeded:

• James Buchanansince 4 Mar 1861

  Sources: U.S. Presidents, Past Inaugural Ceremonies

was shot in:

• Ford's Theatresince 14 Apr 1865

  Sources: Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era, U.S. Presidents

was succeeded by:

• Andrew Johnsonsince 15 Apr 1865

  Sources: U.S. Presidents, Past Inaugural Ceremonies

wrote:

• Gettysburg Addresssince 19 Nov 1863

  Sources: The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln

• Lincoln’s first inaugural addresssince 4 Mar 1861

  Sources: The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln

• Lincoln’s second inaugural addresssince 4 Mar 1865

  Sources: The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln

Appears in26 items

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  Charles Darwin1 item
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    Born at The Mount, Shrewsbury12 Feb 1809
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  Telegraph to Smartphone1 item
  • The telegraph crosses America24 Oct 1861
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  The American Civil War19 items
  • Lincoln is elected president6 Nov 1860
  • The secession crisis6 Nov 1860
  • South Carolina declares its causes24 Dec 1860
  • 
    Lincoln’s first inaugural address4 Mar 1861
  • Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers15 Apr 1861
  • 
    A blockade of the Southern coast19 Apr 1861
  • Slavery ends in Washington16 Apr 1862
  • The preliminary Emancipation Proclamation22 Sep 1862
  • 
    The Emancipation Proclamation1 Jan 1863
  • Vicksburg surrenders4 Jul 1863
  • 
    The Gettysburg Address19 Nov 1863
  • Grant is given command of all the armies9 Mar 1864
  • Atlanta falls2 Sep 1864
  • Lincoln is re-elected8 Nov 1864
  • “A Christmas gift, the city of Savannah”22 Dec 1864
  • The House passes the Thirteenth Amendment31 Jan 1865
  • 
    Lincoln’s second inaugural address4 Mar 1865
  • 
    Richmond falls3 Apr 1865
  • 
    Lincoln is assassinated · victim14 Apr 1865
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  The US Presidency5 items
  • James Buchanan4 Mar 1857
  • Abraham Lincoln, first term4 Mar 1861
  • Abraham Lincoln, second term4 Mar 1865
  • Lincoln shot at Ford’s Theatre · victim14 Apr 1865
  • Andrew Johnson15 Apr 1865