Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) at Antietam Creek,Maryland,USA,3rd October 1862. Lincoln,16th President of the United States from 1861 to his assassination in 1865,had Marfan's syndrome,a hereditary disorder characterized by excessive tallness,long slender fingers and heart defects. Lincoln's leaness,thin head and sunken breast were because of his condition. At left is Scottish-US detective and spy Allan Pinkerton (1819-1884),head of the Union Intelligence Service. At right is Major General John Alexander McClernand (1812-1900) |