Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the United States and served as president from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. He is best known for his determination and his leadership during the American Civil War and the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation that helped free the slaves of the South. His Gettysburg Address speech is one of the most famous speeches in American History.
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin in Kentucky. He spent his childhood working on the family farm and walking two miles to school when time permitted. Although he learned the basics of reading, writing, and mathematics in the schoolhouse, he later credited most of his knowledge to borrowed books.
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