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Abraham Lincoln (/ ˈ l ɪ ŋ k ən / LINK-ən; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States, serving from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He led the United States through the American Civil War , defeating the Confederacy , playing a major role in the abolition of slavery , expanding the power of the ...
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution, the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces. [3] The ...
In surveys of U.S. scholars ranking presidents conducted since the 1940s, Lincoln is consistently ranked in the top three, often as the greatest president of the United States. [ 258 ] [ 259 ] A 2004 study found that scholars in the fields of history and politics ranked Lincoln number one, while legal scholars placed him second after Washington ...
The nation's 16th president is known for guiding the nation through the Civil War and preserving the union while paving the way for an end to slavery. ... Seven Southern states had already seceded ...
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was shot by John Wilkes Booth while attending the play Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. Shot in the head as he watched the play, [2] Lincoln died of his wounds the following day at 7:22 am in the Petersen House opposite the theater. [3]
While the 16th president delivered many historic speeches throughout his presidency, the Gettysburg Address is arguably the most famous of Lincoln's oratory remarks. RELATED: President Abraham Lincoln
Portrait of John Adams (1735-1826) Second President of the United States of America (1797-1801) (oil on canvas) ... Lincoln, who would later become the 16th president of the US, got to meet and ...
14th president Franklin Pierce (died October 8, 1869) 4 years, 176 days after 16th president Abraham Lincoln (died April 15, 1865) 1 year, 129 days after 15th president James Buchanan (died June 1, 1868) 19th president Rutherford B. Hayes (died January 17, 1893) 11 years, 120 days after 20th president James A. Garfield (died September 19, 1881)