Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was a 19th century Human politician who served as the 16th President of the United States of America . As one of his duties as president , he served as the Commander - in - Chief of the Union Army from 1861 until 1865 during his country ' s civil war . ( ) After Jonathan Archer restored a damaged timeline , Abraham Lincoln signing a document could be seen in the time stream as the timeline realigned itself . ( ) A photograph of Lincoln was scanned by the Talosian s as they reviewed the library computer files on board in 2254 . ( ) The painting entitled " First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation of President Lincoln " , depicting an image of Abraham Lincoln surrounded by his Cabinet members , Salmon P . Chase , Gideon Welles , Caleb B . Smith , William H . Seward , and Montgomery Blair during the first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation in 1862 , was contained in the library computer aboard the " Enterprise " . A second image overlaid the painting representing Lincoln ' s signature of the document . These images were also flashed on the viewscreen when the Talosians scanned the " Enterprise " computer in 2254 . ( ) Scenes from Lincoln ' s election victory were among the images of Human history on Earth displayed by the Guardian of Forever . Contained in these images were voters carrying signs that read such slogans as : " Lincoln Wins ! " , " Lincoln and Liberty " , and " Old Abe Lincoln : Came Out of the Wilderness . " ( ) Lincoln was a personal hero of James T . Kirk . In 2269 , the encountered an image of Lincoln in orbit of Excalbia , created by the Excalbian s to help their understanding of the Human concepts of " good " and " evil . " Though obviously an illusion created from Kirk ' s mind and the " Enterprise " memory banks , Kirk insisted on greeting Lincoln with full Presidential honors upon his boarding the " Enterprise " . In the initial conflict forced by the Excalbians , the middle - aged simulacrum of Lincoln was able to hold his own against the forces of " evil " , forcing Kahless " the Unforgettable " and Genghis Khan into retreat . The simulated Lincoln recognized a kindred spirit in the re - created image of the Vulcan patriarch , Surak , and sacrificed his " life " in an effort to save his counterpart . After witnessing Lincoln ' s second " death " , Kirk felt he understood something of what Earth had to endure before achieving " final peace " . ( ) Painting s depicting portraits of both President Lincoln and Surak were hung in the ' s officer ' s mess in 2293 . ( ) When Berlinghoff Rasmussen made clear that he couldn ' t tell Captain Jean - Luc Picard about the future , he compared the captain ' s situation to that of Abraham Lincoln , who might have changed his theater plans had he known what lay ahead of him . ( ) Appendices . Background information . In " The Savage Curtain " , Lincoln was portrayed by actor Lee Bergere . Early planning had Mark Lenard in the role . He was eager to take the part , inspired by having played two well - received roles on " Star Trek " , but he ultimately couldn ' t accept it due to prior commitments to another TV series . " " The Lincoln segment came up about Christmas time when we had a slight hiatus , and I thought I could work it in , " " he recalled , " " But it turned out we just couldn ' t work it in . I think we went back to work on the other series too soon , and instead of having the six or seven days I would have needed to do the role , I only had three or four days . " " ( " " # 42 , , p . 24 ) A matte painting created for a deleted scene from featured Lincoln ' s face on Mount Rushmore monument . The script of the episode describes Li Nalas as having " a quiet self - effacing Abraham Lincoln / Gary Cooper charisma . " Abraham Lincoln served as a visual inspiration for the look for David Warner ' s character of Chancellor Gorkon in . According to Richard Snell , " " Nick [ Meyer ] told me , ' When people look at Gorkon , I want their brain cells to go , " Abe Lincoln , because he ' s the savior of this race . ' " The resemblance is almost subliminal . Warner ' s face was actually pretty conducive to Abe ' s distinctive beard and eyebrows . In fact , there ' s also a tie - in on set during one of the sequences where they ' re having a formal stated dinner , and you see a portrait of Lincoln on the wall . " " ( " " , p . 91 ) Kirk and the " Enterprise " crew encountered Abraham Lincoln again in the Gold Key comic book story " The Legacy of Lazarus " . According to the , Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 .