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    Lincoln's great career as the sixteenth President of the United States, from 1861 to 1865, is not to be entered upon in this outline of facts. His superhuman part in preserving the Union, his Proclamation of Emancipation in 1863, his second election in 1864, and his assassination at the close of the Civil War are among our great historical landmarks. It was on April 15, 1865, that death placed him beside Washington in the Pantheon of American history.
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    Lincoln's great career as the sixteenth President of the United States, from 1861 to 1865, is not to be entered upon in this <strong>out­line</strong> of facts. His <strong>super­human</strong> part in <strong>pre­serving</strong> the Union, his <strong>Pro­clamation</strong> of Emancipation in 1863, his second election in 1864, and his <strong>assassi­nation</strong> at the close of the Civil War are among our great historical <strong>land­marks</strong>. It was on April 15, 1865, that death placed him beside Washington in the Pantheon of American history.
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