Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809. He was the 16th president from 1861 to 1865. President Lincoln is best remembered for his Emancipation Proclamation which freed the slaves and for his leadership during the subsequent Civil War, which many say were caused by the Emancipation Proclamation. Lincoln was the inspiration to the Union troops and the United States to keep the country together. His leadership skills included the ability to write inspiring speeches and to choose the right military leaders such as Ulysses S. Grant. This leadership and inspiration led the Union army to victory in the Civil War.
Lincoln was shot in the Ford's Theatre while seeing a play with his wife shortly after the war ended by John Wilkes Booth, who thought he would be a hero in the south for assassinating the president, which did not happen. Lincoln died the next day in a building across the street from the Theatre. Searching for John Wilkes Booth was one of the largest manhunts in history. Lincoln's leadership extended past his life when his ideas for reconstruction were put in place by Andrew Johnson.
Lincoln was shot in the Ford's Theatre while seeing a play with his wife shortly after the war ended by John Wilkes Booth, who thought he would be a hero in the south for assassinating the president, which did not happen. Lincoln died the next day in a building across the street from the Theatre. Searching for John Wilkes Booth was one of the largest manhunts in history. Lincoln's leadership extended past his life when his ideas for reconstruction were put in place by Andrew Johnson.