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Born on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States (1861-1865).

President Abraham Lincoln and Tad Lincoln,   ca. 1860 - ca. 1865
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Born on February 12, 1809, Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States (1861-1865).

President Abraham Lincoln and Tad Lincoln, ca. 1860 - ca. 1865

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