Abraham Lincoln
His face is seen on places such as the American penny and dollar bills. Almost every American can tell you who he was and what his famous contributions were as president. The man is Abraham Lincoln, From the backwoods of Hodgenville Kentucky, rose to become one of the greatest presidents of the United States. He was the famous leader during the historic Civil War from 1860 to his assassination in 1865. Abraham Lincoln was a great American leader for the time. His leadership to preserve the Union was remarkable, the proclamations and military commands he made were brilliant, and his amazing speaking power is a quality all great speakers have. Lincoln's fame probably surpasses all other leaders in American history.
Abraham Lincoln, born to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hawks on February 12, 1809, was conceived in a log cabin built by his father. Abe had one older sister, and a younger brother that died as an infant.
English: Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President ...
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The Peacemakers.The Lincoln family moved a lot, from Kentucky to Indiana, and back to Kentucky.
On November 4, 1842 Lincoln married Mary Todd, whom he spent the rest of his life with. They gave birth to four sons, Robert , Eddie , Wille , and Tad the youngest.On February 20, 1862 the Lincoln's eleven-year-old son, Willie died of bilious fever. He died in the Prince of Wales Room in the White House. The first White House funeral for a child was conducted in the East Room, he was buried in a borrowed vault at Georgetown's Oak Hill Cemetery. Lincoln was so heart broken he went to the cemetery twice the week after he died and opened the coffin and looked at his son.
Abe Did not attend college, but read at home, he read a book titled Mason Locke Weems's Life...
President Lincoln
You've written a fine biography of the man who was arguably the nation's greatest president, and America has had some great ones such as Washington and Jefferson. You state, "During his second year in office, on April 16, 1862, Lincoln finally signed a bill that abolished slavery throughout the land." Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was dated September 22, 1862, and took effect January 1, 1863. Lincoln freed the slaves only in those states in open rebellion against the Union, that is, the Confederacy. His Emancipation Proclamation did not free the slaves in the border states which remained loyal to the Union. Lincoln, who personally opposed slavery wherever it existed, made his position on the subject clear. He said he would keep slavery or abolish it, whichever would better preserve the Union.
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