Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theater, 1865

“Now he belongs to the ages,” E.M. Stanton.
AKA
The Ancient One
Born
1809
Died
1865
Portrait Year
1865
Portrait Age
56

The war had ended, the killing had stopped. Lincoln was happy for the first time in years. He was planning his fight to get a just and equitable reconstruction program through Congress. If he could accomplish that the nation would be united once again.

Region
Americas