Abraham Lincoln - Wikipedia Lincoln is remembered as a martyr and a national hero for his wartime leadership and for his efforts to preserve the Union and abolish slavery He is consistently ranked in both popular and scholarly polls as among the greatest presidents in American history
Abraham Lincoln | Biography, Childhood, Quotes, Death . . . 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 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 - U. S. National Park Service Less than a week later, Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth, a pro-Confederate sympathizer, while attending a performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D C , and died the next morning, April 15, 1865
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
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