Lincoln's 209th birthday commemorated at memorial (11 images)

U.S. President Abraham Lincoln re-enactor Greg Edwards (L) and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant re-enactor Kenneth Serfass chat.

U.S. Civil War re-enactor soldiers in period uniform await a National Park Service-hosted event.

A US soldier in Civil War period uniform pauses. On Feb. 12, 1914, a dedication ceremony was held and the first stone of the Lincoln Memorial was laid. It took eight years to complete the monument.

Edwards (R) and Serfass attend. Photo by Mike Theiler/UPI