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The 16th President of the United States,
Abraham Lincoln is at the center of this three-dimensional
ornament just as he appears in the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, D.C. The name "Lincoln Memorial" is printed in blue
on a white oval background and is at the base of this seated
figure. President Lincoln is pushed forward slightly setting
him apart from the rest of the ornament. Surrounding the seated
Lincoln to his upper left is the name of the town "Appotomax";
where General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S.
Grant. On the lower left is a lone Confederate soldier with his
drum and the Confederate flag. The bottom right highlights the
name "Gettysburg" along with a canon and the "Emancipation
Proclamation" document. The upper right side displays a United
States flag along with a Union soldier and small crosses
signifying all those who lost their lives in the Civil War. An
additional top layer to this ornament is attached to the base at
each corner. This layer is a gold circle with a delicate design
that gently curves around the circle making it the perfect frame
for such an important figure in American history.
Lincoln Memorial
The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated on Memorial Day, May 30,
1922, 57 years after Lincoln's death. Lincoln, the 16th
President of the United States, is depicted in a 19-ft. tall
statue created by Daniel Chester French. Engraved behind the
statue of Lincoln are the words, "In this temple, as in the
hearts of the people for whom he saved the Union, the memory of
Abraham Lincoln is enshrined forever." On the wall on the
northern chamber is Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address topped by
a mural by Jules Guerin called "Reunion" and on the southern
chamber is the Gettysburg Address topped by a mural called
"Emancipation." This greek-style temple has 36 columns that
symbolize the states in the Union at the time Lincoln died.
It was in Gettysburg that Lincoln delivered the Emancipation
Proclamation, earning him the name of the "Great Emancipator"
and it was during the Civil War and during Lincoln's presidency
that Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union
General Ulysses S. Grant at the town of Appotomax.
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