Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States. He successfully led the country through its greatest internal crisis, the American Civil War, preserving the Union and ending slavery. Before his election in 1860 as the first Republican president, Lincoln had been a country lawyer, an Illinois state legislator, a member of...
Date of birth:
- Feb 12, 1809
Country of nationality:
Date of death:
- Apr 15, 1865
Also known as:
- Honest Abe,
- Abe Lincoln
