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Portrait or photograph of Abraham Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln , the sixteenth President of the United States.

Virtual Memorial

Abraham Lincoln

A Memory Realm virtual memorial place honoring Abraham Lincoln, remembered for United States history, Civil War, Emancipation.

1809 - 1865Springfield, Illinois, United States
Portrait or photograph of Abraham Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln by George Peter Alexander Healy
Abraham Lincoln by George Peter Alexander Healy George Peter Alexander Healy, White House Historical Association: http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_about/whitehouse_collection/whitehouse_collection-art-05.html, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Why Abraham Lincoln Is Remembered

Abraham Lincoln is remembered for united states history, civil war, emancipation. This public memorial page gives visitors a concise starting point for understanding why the figure remains part of cultural, civic, scientific, or literary memory.

The page is designed as an accessible introduction rather than an exhaustive biography, with source links and image credits kept visible for further reading.

A Virtual Memorial in Memory Realm

This Memory Realm memorial hall turns a map reference into a virtual place for discovery. Visitors can move from the public page to the map and then into a 3D memorial hall connected to Abraham Lincoln.

The place is part of Memory Realm's virtual layer. It is not a physical marker and does not claim rights, control, access, endorsement, or affiliation connected to a real-world site.

Place Context

Springfield, Illinois, United States is used as a broad spatial reference for this memorial because it is connected to Abraham Lincoln's life, work, memory, or public legacy. The location is intentionally city-level or region-level so the page can provide orientation without implying a claim over a specific property or institution.

Historical Context

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederacy and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.

Memory Realm presents this context for educational discovery and remembrance, with public source links and media attribution preserved alongside the page content.

Photos

Portrait or photograph of Abraham Lincoln: Cropped image from Presidential campaign button with portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. Ostendorf# O-1

Cropped image from Presidential campaign button with portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin. Ostendorf# O-14; Meserve# M-14.

Copied from a popular 1858 ambrotype attributed to Roderick M. Cole of Peoria, Ill. (Source: Ostendorf, p. 263), Library of Congress, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Source
Portrait or photograph of Abraham Lincoln: This is a photo from Life and Works of Abraham Lincoln vol 4. Edited by Marion Mills Miller. Published by Current Lit

This is a photo from Life and Works of Abraham Lincoln vol 4. Edited by Marion Mills Miller. Published by Current Literature. New York 1907. Original caption read FROM A PHOTOGRAVU

A. W. ELBUN & CO., BOSTON Publisher: Current Literature, File:Life and Works of Abraham Lincoln, v4.djvu, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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Portrait or photograph of Abraham Lincoln: Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)

George Peter Alexander Healy, Google Arts & Culture — HQG5i2b9cnw_Xw, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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