Abraham Lincoln

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• О себе:This article is about the American president. For other uses, see Abraham Lincoln (disambiguation). Abraham Lincoln Lincoln in 1863, aged 54 16th President of the United States In office March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865 Vice Presidents Hannibal Hamlin (1861–1865) Andrew Johnson (1865) Preceded by James Buchanan Succeeded by Andrew Johnson Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 7th district In office March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1849 Preceded by John Henry Succeeded by Thomas L. Harris Member of the Illinois House of Representatives In office 1834–1842 Personal details Born February 12, 1809 Hodgenville, Kentucky, U.S. Died April 15, 1865 (aged 56) Petersen House, Washington, D.C., U.S. Resting place Lincoln Tomb, Oak Ridge Cemetery Springfield, Illinois, U.S. Nationality American Political party Whig (1834–1854) Republican (1854–1865) National Union (1864–1865) Spouse(s) Mary Todd (m. 1842; his death 1865) Children Robert, Edward, Willie, and Tad Profession Lawyer Politician Religion See: Abraham Lincoln and religion Signature Military service Service/branch Illinois Militia Years of service 3 months (April 21, 1832 – July 10, 1832) Rank Captain (April 21, 1832 – May 27, 1832) Private (May 28, 1832 – July 10, 1832) OBS:. Discharged from his command and re-enlisted as a Private. Battles/wars Black Hawk War This article is part of a series about Abraham Lincoln Early Life & Career Family Congressman Lincoln–Douglas debates Electoral History "Cooper Union Speech" Views on Slavery "Farewell Address in Illinois" President of the United States First Term Campaign for the Presidency 1860 1st Inauguration Presidency American Civil War The Union Waging War Emancipation Proclamation "Gettysburg Address" 13th Amendment Second Term Reelection 1864 2nd Inauguration "Second Inaugural Address" Reconstruction Assassination and legacy April 14, 1865 Funeral Legacy Memorials Depictions v t e Abraham Lincoln (i/ˈeɪbrəhæm ˈlɪŋkən/; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was the 16th President of the United States, serving from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[1][2] In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy. Born in Hodgenville, Kentucky, Lincoln grew up on the western frontier in Kentucky and Indiana. Largely self-educated, he became a lawyer in Illinois, a Whig Party leader, and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, in which he served for twelve years. Elected to the United States House of Representatives in 1846, Lincoln promoted rapid modernization of the economy through banks, tariffs, and railroads. Because he had originally agreed not to run for a second term in Congress, and because his opposition to the Mexican–American War was unpopular among Illinois voters, Lincoln returned to Springfield and resumed his successful law practice. Reentering politics in 1854, he became a leader in building the new Republican Party, which had a statewide majority in Illinois. In 1858, while taking part in a series of highly publicized debates with his opponent and rival, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln spoke out against the expansion of slavery, but lost the U.S. Senate race to Douglas. In 1860, Lincoln secured the Republican Party presidential nomination as a moderate from a swing state. With very little support in the slaveholding states of the South, he swept the North and was elected president in 1860. His victory prompted seven southern slave states to form the Confederate Sta