Abraham Lincoln | about the American President | the United States | Wiki American Civil War
Abraham Lincoln | about the American President | the United States | Wiki | American Civil War Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 - April 15, 1865) was an American politician and lawyer who worked until his death in April 1865 as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861. Lincoln led the United States through the American Civil War - its most bloody war and perhaps its biggest ethical, constitutional and political crisis. In doing so, he protected the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. Born in Hodgeweville, Kentucky, Lincoln grew up on the western border in Kentucky and Indiana. Large-scale self-educated, he became an advocate in Illinois, a wig party leader, and was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives, in which he served for eight years. In 1846, elected to the United States House of Representatives, Lincoln promoted the rapid modernization of the economy and opposed the Mexican-American...