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(1809-65) Sixteenth [[President of the United States of America|U.S. President]] (from 1861 to 1865) who led the Union in the [[American Civil War]] to reclaim 11 seceding states, and who persuaded the [[U.S. Congress]] to abolish slavery.
(1809-65) Sixteenth [[President of the United States of America|U.S. President]] (from 1861 to 1865) who prosecuted the [[American Civil War]] to reclaim 11 seceding states and abolish slavery; assassinated in 1865 near the beginning of his second term. Considered the greatest of all American presidents.

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(1809-65) Sixteenth U.S. President (from 1861 to 1865) who prosecuted the American Civil War to reclaim 11 seceding states and abolish slavery; assassinated in 1865 near the beginning of his second term. Considered the greatest of all American presidents.