Abraham Lincoln issued his Amnesty Proclamation and plan for the Reconstruction of the South.
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President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Acts into law.
South Carolina seceded from the United States of America.
One of the greatest speeches of all American history, The Gettysburg Address, was given by Abraham Lincoln.
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.
