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Lincoln is remembered as a martyr and a national hero for his wartime leadership and for his efforts to preserve the Union and abolish slavery. He is consistently ranked in both popular and scholarly polls as among the greatest presidents in American history.
Abraham Lincoln (born , near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.—died , Washington, D.C.) was the 16th president of the United States (1861–65), who preserved the Union during the American Civil War and brought about the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.
Abraham Lincoln was born on Sunday, , in a log cabin on his father's Sinking Spring Farm in what was at that time Hardin County (today LaRue County) Kentucky.
Scholarly essays, speeches, photos, and other resources on Abraham Lincoln, the 16th U.S. president (1861-1865), including information about the Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation and his assassination
President Abraham Lincoln freed enslaved people and led the Union during the Civil War. Learn about his birthday, height, election, assassination, and more.
Lincoln’s words have shaped the way we think about our country and ourselves as citizens, and few figures loom larger in the American imagination. —The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught lawyer, legislator and vocal opponent of slavery, was elected 16th president of the United States in November 1860, shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War.
