To protect his head from the sun and perhaps to hide is balding
IT was a railspitter
no he did not that would be stupid
Abe Lincoln's hat was called a stove pipe hat because the rise is so tall and straight with no flare that it resembles the length of a pipe. Your welcome
The Smithsonian has it and it was on display a few years ago. Not sure it still is, but there is a photo of it online.
1 foot or 12" high.
Abraham Lincolns hair was thick and unruly from the time he was a small child into adulthood. He kept it fairly short instead of long, above his collar.
it keeps the sun off of your head and it matches the uniforms
It was a TOP HAT
I tried to find the answer to this question and was unable to. I did find out he used his hat for letters, bills, and papers instead of his pockets.
His tall black hat
he has a top hat because he had a hand growing out of his head
HE has a top hat