Abraham Lincoln
1809 CE – 1865 CE (56 years)
Led the United States through the Civil War, preserved the Union, and abolished slavery with the Emancipation Proclamation.
Biography
Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865.
Key Events
1860 CE
Elected 16th President
1861 CE
Civil War begins
1863 CE
Emancipation Proclamation
1865 CE
Assassinated at Ford's Theatre