What was Abraham Lincoln's occupation before becoming a lawyer?
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Surveyor
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What was Abraham Lincoln's occupation before becoming a lawyer?
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What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's patent for a device to lift boats over shoals?
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Manner of Buoying Vessels Over Shoals
What newspaper published Lincoln's letter to Mrs. Bixby?
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Who was the surgeon general who attended Lincoln after he was shot?
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What was the name of Abraham Lincoln's patent for a device to lift boats over shoals?
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Manner of Buoying Vessels Over Shoals
What newspaper published Lincoln's letter to Mrs. Bixby?
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Boston Transcript
Who shot John Wilkes Booth?
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Boston Corbett
Who was the surgeon general who attended Lincoln after he was shot?
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Joseph K. Barnes
Who served as Lincoln's general-in-chief before Ulysses S. Grant?
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Henry W. Halleck
What was the name of the law firm Lincoln formed with William Herndon?
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Lincoln & Herndon
After which battle did Lincoln issue the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation?
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Battle of Antietam
What was Abraham Lincoln's height in feet and inches?
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6 feet 4 inches
What was the title of the poem Abraham Lincoln said he loved best?
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Mortality