- 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 Confederacy and playing a major role in the abolition of slavery
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- Abraham Lincoln | The White House
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: Facts, Birthday Assassination | HISTORY
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
- Abraham Lincoln, Biography, 16th President of the United States
Abraham Lincoln was an important historical figure because he served as the sixteenth President of the United States (1861-1865) and was the leader of the country during the American Civil War
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- Abraham Lincoln - U. S. National Park Service
In the effort to win the war, Lincoln assumed more power than any president before him, declaring martial law and suspending legal rights He had difficulty finding effective generals to lead the Union armies until the appointment of Ulysses S Grant as overall commander in 1864
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