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1 Abraham Lincoln is without a doubt, one of the most important persons in American history, and has even been labeled as "the greatest American of all time" by a number of historians and laymen. To America, Lincoln was much more than a president, he was also the man that led the nation through one of their greatest crisis of all time; "The Civil War".

2 Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 in Kentchuky, and later on moved with his family to Knob Creek. This was followed by yet another relocation, to the backwoods of Indiana, five years later. During his childhood, Lincoln experienced the remorse of taking another beings life, as he shot a wild turkey in a hunting game, and never attended in such an event again. At an age of seven, this gives us a good impression of what kind of a person Lincoln was growing in to. At an age of twenty-eight, Lincoln moved to Springfield Illinois, to work as a lawyer. He soon won a good reputation, and went by the nickname "Honest Abe":......

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