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 - American Battlefield Trust Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is known for leading the nation during the Civil War, enacting the Emancipation Proclamation, and
Lincoln Time Line and Other Resource Materials - Abraham Lincoln . . . 1818 - Young Abraham is kicked in the head by a horse and for a brief time is thought to be dead Oct 5, Nancy Hanks Lincoln (his mother) dies of "milk sickness " 1819 - On Dec 2, Abraham's father, Thomas, marries a widow, Sarah Bush Johnston, from Kentucky and Thomas becomes stepfather to her three children
Abraham Lincoln Over 150 years after his death, people from around the world continue to take inspiration from the principles, words, and resolute leadership of the sixteenth President of the United States He is frequently invoked by political and social leaders
History Today: How Abraham Lincoln became president over a deeply . . . Republican candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th president of the United States on November 6, 1860 Within weeks of his taking the top position, South Carolina declared secession from the Union, followed by other southern states On this day in 1962, the United Nations General Assembly took a historic stand against racial segregation by condemning apartheid in South Africa