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He led the United States through the American Civil War, defending the nation as a constitutional union, defeating the Confederacy, playing a major role in the abolition of slavery, expanding the power of the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy.
29 Οκτ 2009 · 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.
The 16th U.S. President, Abraham Lincoln guided the nation during the turbulent years of the American Civil War years. by Mike Haskew.
Abraham Lincoln was elected president in 1860 and again in 1864. His first inauguration, on March 4,1861, featured an unprecedented amount of security around the president-elect, spurred by the approaching onset of the U.S. Civil War.
1 ημέρα πριν · American Civil War, four-year war (1861–65) fought between the United States and 11 Southern states that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. It arose out of disputes over slavery and states’ rights. When antislavery candidate Abraham Lincoln was elected president (1860), the Southern states seceded.
25 Οκτ 2024 · Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S.—died April 15, 1865, 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.
25 Οκτ 2024 · Unhampered by outworn military dogma, Lincoln could all the better apply his practical insight and common sense—some would say his military genius—to the winning of the Civil War. There can be no doubt of Lincoln’s deep and sincere devotion to the cause of personal freedom .
