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Transcript:
Background music:"Battle Hymn of the Republic" plays throughout.
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Abraham Lincoln's path to greatness ran through Pennsylvania.
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Zoom in to image of a young Abraham Lincoln.
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In 1856 the Republican Party held its first convention in Philadelphia and Lincoln came in second to John Fremont.
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Zoom out of portrait of John Fremont.
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Four years later, with Pennsylvania's support, Lincoln secured the nomination and went on to become the GOP's first president.
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The camera pans a photo of Lincoln, he is holding a document in his hand.
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On his way to the inaugural in Washington, Lincoln toured Pennsylvania and drew enthusiastic support.
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Pan of wide angle photo of Lincoln's inaugural in Washington, with a huge crowd of people.
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Lincoln almost never became the 16th president, however. Bodyguards had to smuggle him out of the Keystone State when an assassination plot was revealed.
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Zoom in to close-up shot of speech platform at Lincoln's inaugural.
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Although some Pennsylvanians opposed Lincoln and the Civil War, 350,000 residents served in Union forces.
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Image of Army recruitment poster targeted at African Americans. It reads, "MEN OF COLOR, To Arms! To Arms! NOW OR NEVER…"
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Governor Andrew Curtin mobilized troops and hosted Union governors at a conference in Altoona to support Lincoln's policies.
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Zoom in to historical photo of Andrew Curtin.
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Lincoln's most famous speech was delivered at Gettysburg on November 8, 1863, drawing thousands of people.
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Historical photo of Gettysburg Address, crowds of people are gathered on the grass.
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A year later Lincoln carried Pennsylvania and won re-election against General George McClellan, a Commonwealth native.
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Close up of a portrait of Lincoln on his campaign poster which reads "For President, Abram Lincoln, For Vice President Hannibal Hamlin".
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In one of the great ironies of history, Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth just a few days after the Civil War ended in April, 1865. Lincoln's funeral train passed through the Keystone State on its way to Illinois and drew crowds from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh.
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Wide shot of Lincoln's funeral train, panning shot of the locomotive of Lincoln's funeral train.
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