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Abraham Lincoln: A Great Hero And Leader

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Abraham Lincoln was born in a log hut in Hodgenville, Kentucky, US in February 12, 1809; in 1961 he became the sixteenth president of the United States. Abraham Lincoln's greatest achievement was the "Emancipation Announcement" which abolished slavery (biography.com). There are three effects that made Abraham Lincoln a great hero and leader. Firstly, Abraham Lincoln Winning the Civil War. Abraham was the Commander in Chief During Civil War. On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the largest Confederate army to Grant following the Appomattox Campaign and the Appomattox Courthouse, virtually ending the war. Lincoln, asked what should be done with the citizens of the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia, responded, "I’d

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