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Jul 14, 2023 · Abraham Lincoln was the 16 th president of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865, and is regarded as one of America’s greatest heroes due to his roles in guiding the Union through the...
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.
Topic (s): Leaders, Civil War Leaders, Abraham Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, is known for leading the nation during the Civil War, enacting the Emancipation Proclamation, and delivering the Gettysburg Address.
1832–34. Lincoln runs for his first political office, in the Illinois state legislature, and loses. He wins election in his second attempt, in 1834, and then wins reelection three times thereafter. 1836. Lincoln becomes a lawyer, taking on cases involving everything from small disputes to murder.
Explore the life of Abraham Lincoln as an abolitionist and as the 16th president of the U.S.
Abraham Lincoln. Sixteenth President, 1861–1865. Campaign. By the spring of 1860, Lincoln was running against a deeply divided Democratic Party, positioning the nation on the brink of fundamental change. A Republican win would end the South’s political dominance of the Union.
U.S. Presidents. Abraham Lincoln: Life in Brief. By Michael Burlingame. When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, seven slave states left the Union to form the Confederate States of America, and four more joined when hostilities began between the North and South.
