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The History and Personal Recollections of Abraham Lincoln. Belford, Clarke & Company. Volume 1, II, & III of Herndon's Lincoln biography were first published in 1888 by the Herndon's Lincoln Publishing Company of Springfield Illinois and then in a more well-known 1889 edition by Belford, Clarke & Company of Chicago, New York, and San Francisco.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin on Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky. [2] The second child of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks Lincoln, he was a descendant of Samuel Lincoln, an Englishman who migrated from Hingham, Norfolk, to its namesake, Hingham, Massachusetts, in 1638.
Franklin D. Roosevelt served the longest, over twelve years, before dying early in his fourth term in 1945. ... Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865) [42] March 4, 1861 ...
Abraham Lincoln was the first president to be assassinated. First president born in Kentucky. First president born outside of the original 13 colonies. [144] First president to hold a patent. [144] First president to be assassinated. [108] First president elected as a Republican to the presidency. [85] First president to have a beard. [78]
The presidency of Abraham Lincoln began March 4, 1861, when Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th president of the United States, and ended upon his death on April 15, 1865, 42 days into his second term. Lincoln was the first member of the recently established Republican Party elected to the presidency.
In the new documentary “Lover of Men: The Untold History of Abraham Lincoln,” director Shaun Peterson tackles decades’ worth of speculation about the sexual orientation of the towering 16th ...
Abraham Lincoln: A Resource Guide from the Library of Congress "Life Portrait of Abraham Lincoln", from C-SPAN's American Presidents: Life Portraits, June 28, 1999 "Writings of Abraham Lincoln" from C-SPAN's American Writers: A Journey Through History; Abraham Lincoln: Original Letters and Manuscripts - Shapell Manuscript Foundation
On April 15, 1865, Lincoln became the first president to be assassinated. The first military draft in the United States was established with the Militia Act of 1862 and the Enrollment Act. To further the war effort, Lincoln was given authority by Congress to suspend habeas corpus in 1863. Hundreds of citizens were detained by the United States ...