Gallery: Abraham Lincoln
Just days after he saw the Civil War effectively ended at Appomattox, President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by an assassin's bullet on April 14, 1865. Today, 150 years later, in Washington, where the shooting occurred, in Springfield, Illinois, where he was buried, and in places along the 1,600-mile route that his funeral train followed — where thousands lined tracks at all hours to pay respect — Americans are reconsidering Lincoln's legacy.
1865: Abraham Lincoln
On April 14, 1865, President Abraham Lincoln was shot and mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth during a performance of "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater in Washington.
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U.S. President Abraham Lincoln is shown in this undated photo. (AP Photo)
LINCOLN BORGLUM
This is an April, 1944 photo of sculptor Lincoln Borglum and the model head of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln in his studio at the Mount Rushmore National Memorial in the Black Hills area of Keystone, S.D. (AP Photo)
Abraham Lincoln As Lawyer 1837
Abraham Lincoln is shown as a lawyer in Springfield, Ill., 1837. (AP Photo)
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This drawing shows Abraham Lincoln's inaugural procession passing the gates of the Capitol grounds in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 1861. Retiring President James Buchanan, donning his top hat, is shown seated at Lincoln's side in the open carriage. (AP Photo)
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President Abraham Lincoln is shown when he was a farmhand in Indiana in his youth, in this artist's drawing, date unknown. (AP Photo)
ANTIETAM 1862
President Abraham Lincoln visits with Union Gen. George McClellan at his headquarters in this Oct. 4, 1862 photo. Lincoln removed McClellen from command after the Battle of Antietam for failing to pursue and destroy the Confederate Army under the command of Gen. Robert E. Lee. (AP Photo)
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This photograph of a drawing shows President Abraham Lincoln deliver his address after being sworn in as the 16th president of the United States in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 1861. (AP Photo)
LINCOLN DEATHBED
The death bed scene after President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded in Ford's Theater April 14, 1865, is shown in this rare picture. The picture shows Mrs. Lincoln kneeling beside the bed and members of the cabinet behind it. This picture was supposed to have been given to a friend by Mrs. Lincoln shortly after the funeral and then passed down through the family from generation to generation. (AP Photo)
Abraham Lincoln Portrait
President Abraham Lincoln is shown in a formal portrait, holding the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, year unknown. (AP Photo)
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This painting depicts the Lincoln-Douglas debate between Republican Abraham Lincoln, standing, and Democratic incumbent Stephen A. Douglas during the Illinois senatorial campaign of 1858. (AP Photo)
YOUNG LINCOLN
Abraham Lincoln as he appeared in a circa 1847 photo, courtesy of the Chicago Historical Society. (AP Photo)
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This picture of Abraham Lincoln appeared on the poster used in his presidential campaign in 1860. The original photo is in the Chicago Historical Society. (AP Photo)
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A copy of a daguerreotype taken by N.H. Shephard in Springfield, IL in 1846, when Lincoln was a Congressman. It is the earliest photograph of Abraham Lincoln known to exist. The original daguerreotype is in the collection of the Library of Congress. (AP Photo)
GETTYSBURG ADDRESS FIRST DRAFT
The first draft of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is shown on Nov. 2, 1950. The president delivered the address at the dedication of the Gettysburg, Pa., battlefield cemetery on Nov. 19, 1863. Lincoln gave the first draft to his secretary, John Hay, whose children presented it to the Library of Congress in 1916. It is written on one side of two sheets of paper in ink. Most of the concluding sentence is written in pencil. (AP Photo)
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Abraham Lincoln takes the oath of office as the 16th president of the United States administered by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 1861. (AP Photo)
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This painting shows President Abraham Lincoln, right, receiving guests at his first reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. in 1861. (AP Photo)
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This undated illustration depicts President Abraham Lincoln making his Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Gettysburg National Cemetery on the battlefield at Gettysburg, Pa., Nov. 19, 1863. The cemetery commemorates soldiers who died in the American Civil War Battle of Gettysburg in July. (AP Photo)
Abraham Lincoln Railsplitter
Abraham Lincoln is shown in this oil painting called "Lincoln The Railsplitter," date unknown. (AP Photo)
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Abraham Lincoln is shown in his youth splitting rails, date unknown. (AP Photo)
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
A Lincoln figure, in his familiar dark suit with facial features based on an actual mask of the President rises from a seated position at the start of each nine-minute performance and walks toward the audience at the Illinois Pavilion at the New York World's Fair, May 15, 1964. The six-foot 4-inch figure was created by Walt Disney in a process known as audio-animatronics. (AP Photo)
Abraham Lincoln Childhood Home 1931
This is the cabin, seen May, 1931, where Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks, parents of Abraham Lincoln, were marrried in June 1806, by a Methodist Circuit Rider. The cabin is now property of the state of Kentucky and is in Pioneer Memorial Park at Harrodsburg. (AP Photo)
THE LINCOLNS
Mary Todd Lincoln with her husband, Abraham Lincoln. From a photograph in the Smithsonian Institute. (AP Photo)
Batista At Lincoln Tomb 1945
Gen. Fulgencio Batista, third from right, former president of Cuba, lays a wreath at Lincoln's tomb in Springfield, Illinois., March 26, 1945. Batista said he had always admired Lincoln "as the representative of the highest ideals for mankind and I have looked forward to pay homage." Left to right; Herbert Fay, tomb custodian; Mayor John Kapp of Springfield; Gen. Batista; his son, Ruben, 11; and Manuel Benitoa, secretary of war during the Batista regime. (AP Photo)
LINCOLN'S EARLY HOME
President Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is celebrated today, February 12, 1971, described his family as movers. This cabin, in Knob Creek, KY, is a replica of the Knob Creek cabin where Lincoln spent his early boyhood years. From there, his family moved to Indiana. . (AP Photo)