Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia Abraham Lincoln[b] (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865 He led the United States through the American Civil War, defeating the Confederate States and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery
Abraham Lincoln | Biography, Childhood, Quotes, Death, Facts - Britannica Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U S —died April 15, 1865, Washington, D C ) was the 16th president of the United States (1861–65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States
Abraham Lincoln: Facts, Birthday Assassination | HISTORY In April 1865, with the Union on the brink of victory, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth Lincoln’s assassination made him a martyr to the cause of
Abraham Lincoln | The White House The biography for President Lincoln and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association Abraham Lincoln became the United States’ 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863
Abraham Lincoln: Biography, History, Facts and Quotes Abraham Lincoln, born February 12, 1809, was the 16th President of the United States Many historians and politicians believe he was the greatest president in terms of leadership, political acumen and character Lincoln's biography is the stuff of legend
Abraham Lincoln - White House Historical Association On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated at Ford’s Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, who somehow thought he was helping his beloved South Lincoln died the following morning at Petersen House, and with his death went the possibility of peace with magnanimity
Life of Lincoln, 1809-1865 - U. S. National Park Service Abraham Lincoln was the first president born in a log cabin, and the first born outside the original thirteen states Lincoln's father was a farmer who spent much of his life on the frontier continually pushing west for better opportunities
Gettysburg Address Full Text - Text of Lincolns Speech - Owl Eyes Text of Lincoln's Speech (Bliss copy) Delivered at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth, on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal