Abraham Lincoln

Abraham lincoln february 12 1809 april 15 1865 was the 16th president of the united states serving from 1861 to 1865.

Abraham lincoln. It was sanctioned by the highest law in the land the constitution. Abraham lincoln was the 16th president of the united states of america who successfully prosecuted the civil war to preserve the nation. Abraham lincoln byname honest abe the rail splitter or the great emancipator born february 12 1809 near hodgenville kentucky u s died april 15 1865 washington d c 16th president of the united states 1861 65 who preserved the union during the american civil war and brought about the emancipation of the slaves. 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 did believe that slavery was morally wrong but there was one big problem. President to be assassinated. Abraham lincoln a self taught lawyer legislator and vocal opponent of slavery was elected 16th president of the united states in november 1860 shortly before the outbreak of the civil war. During his time in office the nation fought the civil war which claimed hundreds of thousands of lives.

I desire that it should be no further spread in these united states and i should not object if it should gradually terminate in the whole union. He played in key role in passage of the thirteenth amendment which officially ended slavery in america. He was a descendant of samuel lincoln an englishman who migrated from hingham norfolk to its namesake hingham massachusetts in 1638 the family then migrated west passing through new jersey pennsylvania and. Abraham lincoln was born on february 12 1809 the second child of thomas lincoln and nancy hanks lincoln in a one room log cabin on sinking spring farm near hodgenville kentucky.

Lincoln is one of the four assassinated us presidents in history abraham lincoln facts reveal that not only was he one of the four us presidents lincoln garfield mckinley and kennedy who were assassinated but that he was actually the first assassinated us president. One of lincoln s greatest accomplishments was the abolition of enslavement in 1864. Abraham lincoln god long freedom who i think that slavery is wrong morally socially and politically.