President Abraham Lincoln asked for 500,000 volunteers to join the military service.
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Former President Abraham Lincoln ordered the emancipation of slaves across the US from January 1, 1863.
The Republican Party nominated Abraham Lincoln for president at the 1860 Republican National Convention.
American boarding house owner Mary Surratt was arrested for taking part in President Lincoln's assassination.
Abraham Lincoln issued his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
Abraham Lincoln received a patent for a device that would lift a boat over shoals and obstructions.
