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| birth = February 12, 1809<br>{{Wiki|Hodgenville, Kentucky}}, [[United States]] | | birth = February 12, 1809<br>{{Wiki|Hodgenville, Kentucky}}, [[United States]] | ||
| death = April 15, 1865 (aged 56)<br> | | death = April 15, 1865 (aged 56)<br> | ||
[[Washington, D.C.]], United States | |||
| species = [[Human]] | | species = [[Human]] | ||
| affiliates = American Army <small>(1832)</small><br>{{Wiki|Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party}} <small>(1834 – 1854)</small><br>{{Wiki|Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party}} <small>(1854 – 1865)</small>}} | | affiliates = American Army <small>(1832)</small><br>{{Wiki|Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party}} <small>(1834 – 1854)</small><br>{{Wiki|Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party}} <small>(1854 – 1865)</small>}} | ||
'''Abraham Lincoln''' (1809 – 1865) was the 16th President of the [[United States]], serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln most notably led the United States through the constitutional, military and moral crisis during the [[American Civil War]]. | '''Abraham Lincoln''' (1809 – 1865) was the 16th President of the [[United States]], serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln most notably led the United States through the constitutional, military and moral crisis during the [[American Civil War]]. | ||
After foiling a plot to assassinate him – who would later hire the agency as his personal 'secret service' during the American Civil War – [[Pinkerton]] garnered a reputation as America's go-to office for counter-intelligence and security operations.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' #01</ref> | ==Biography== | ||
After foiling a plot to assassinate him – who would later hire the agency as his personal 'secret service' during the American Civil War – [[Pinkerton]] garnered a reputation as America's go-to office for counter-intelligence and security operations.<ref name="LDL">''[[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 1|Issue #01]]</ref> | |||
Lincoln | On 3 October 1862, Lincoln met with [[Allan Pinkerton]] and Major General {{Wiki|John Alexander McClernand|John A. McClernand}}, upon the main eastern theater of the {{Wiki|Battle of Antietam}}.<ref name="LDL" /> | ||
== | Lincoln was shot by [[Templars|Templar]]-affiliate [[John Wilkes Booth]] on 14 April 1865, and died the next morning. After his assassination, Booth was hunted down and killed by the [[Assassins]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'' – [[Glyphs|Glyph 15: "Guardians"]]</ref> | ||
===Legacy=== | |||
In 2012, during his time in captivity as a subject for the [[Abstergo Industries]]' [[Animus Project]], [[Clay Kaczmarek]] relived the lives of his ancestor who fought during the {{Wiki|Battle of Gettysburg}}, and overheard Lincoln's famous {{Wiki|Gettysburg Address}}.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'' – ''[[The Lost Archive]]''</ref> | |||
[[Abstergo Entertainment]] supervisor [[Melanie Lemay]] had a great-great-grandfather who was known to have come into contact with Lincoln a number of times as a Union soldier during the Civil War.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag]]''</ref> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" spacing="small" widths="180"> | |||
Lincoln_with_Pinkerton_and_mcclernand.jpg|Lincoln meeting with Pinkerton and McClernand, 1862 | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 13:58, 9 September 2022
Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln most notably led the United States through the constitutional, military and moral crisis during the American Civil War.
Biography
After foiling a plot to assassinate him – who would later hire the agency as his personal 'secret service' during the American Civil War – Pinkerton garnered a reputation as America's go-to office for counter-intelligence and security operations.[1]
On 3 October 1862, Lincoln met with Allan Pinkerton and Major General John A. McClernand, upon the main eastern theater of the Battle of Antietam.[1]
Lincoln was shot by Templar-affiliate John Wilkes Booth on 14 April 1865, and died the next morning. After his assassination, Booth was hunted down and killed by the Assassins.[2]
Legacy
In 2012, during his time in captivity as a subject for the Abstergo Industries' Animus Project, Clay Kaczmarek relived the lives of his ancestor who fought during the Battle of Gettysburg, and overheard Lincoln's famous Gettysburg Address.[3]
Abstergo Entertainment supervisor Melanie Lemay had a great-great-grandfather who was known to have come into contact with Lincoln a number of times as a Union soldier during the Civil War.[4]
Gallery
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Lincoln meeting with Pinkerton and McClernand, 1862
