Term 16th President of the United States (1861–1865) Born February 12, 1809, Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky Nickname“Honest Abe”; “Illinois Rail-Splitter” Religion No formal affiliation Marriage November 4, 1842, to Mary Todd (1818–1882)
Children Robert Todd (1843–1926), Edward Baker (1846–1850), William Wallace (1850–1862), Thomas “Tad” (1853–1871).
Career Lawyer Political Party Whig; Republican Writings Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (8 vols. 1953–55), ed.
by Roy P. Basler Died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C. Buried Oak Ridge Cemetery,
Springfield, Illinois A Life in Brief When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, seven slave states left the Union to form the Confederate States of America, and four more joined when hostilities began between the North and South. A bloody civil war then engulfed the nation as Lincoln vowed to preserve the Union, enforce the laws of the United States, and end the secession.
Children Robert Todd (1843–1926), Edward Baker (1846–1850), William Wallace (1850–1862), Thomas “Tad” (1853–1871).
Career Lawyer Political Party Whig; Republican Writings Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln (8 vols. 1953–55), ed.
by Roy P. Basler Died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C. Buried Oak Ridge Cemetery,
Springfield, Illinois A Life in Brief When Abraham Lincoln was elected President in 1860, seven slave states left the Union to form the Confederate States of America, and four more joined when hostilities began between the North and South. A bloody civil war then engulfed the nation as Lincoln vowed to preserve the Union, enforce the laws of the United States, and end the secession.
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