Abraham Lincoln
Also known as Honest Abe, President Lincoln, Abe Lincoln, Uncle Abe, A. Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln 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.
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Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865, during which time he led the country through the American Civil War and defeated the Confederate States. He played a major role in abolishing slavery, making him a pivotal figure in American history.
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- Born
- 12 February 1809
- Died
- 15 April 1865
- Works
- 1135
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- Uncollected Letters of Abraham Lincoln
- Selections from the letters, speeches, and state papers of Abraham Lincoln
- A letter from President Lincoln to General Joseph Hooker ...
- President Lincoln's inaugural address
- The Lincoln and Douglas debates in the senatorial campaign of 1858 in Illinois
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- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1809
- Active to
- 1865
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Abraham Lincoln (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 Confederacy and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery.
Born in a one-room log cabin in Kentucky, Lincoln was raised on the frontier. He was self-educated and became a lawyer, Illinois state legislator, and U.S. representative. Angered by the Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854, which opened the territories to slavery, he became a leader of the new Republican Party. He reached a national audience in the 1858 Senate campaign debates against Stephen A. Douglas. Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election, becoming the first Republican president. His victory prompted a majority of the slave states to begin seceding and form the Confederate States. A month after Lincoln assumed the presidency, Confederate forces attacked Fort Sumter, starting the Civil War.
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