Many American presidents made a mark on the history of the United States of America. However, Abraham Lincoln stands out as one of the presidents, who left an impact and legacy in his country and in the world. As the 16th president of the United States, he oversaw the American Civil War, which started during his time in office and ultimately ended slavery and preserved the Union. He is known for the Gettysburg Address and the Emancipation Proclamation, which proclaimed that the slaves in the southern colonies were free. Although it was not binding, since the slaves lived under the control of the South, it led to a differentiation between what the two sides were fighting for. Through all of his accomplishments, few people know that Lincoln suffered …show more content…
His leadership in leading the North to victory in the American Civil War and the ending of slavery solidified his status as one who changed his country for the better. He viewed the preservation of the Union as important and vital to the country and took all measures to make sure that the South could not become an independent country. Although some of the political measures that he took have been studied and criticized, hundreds of thousands of visitors visit the Lincoln Memorial every year to admire his grand statue and to read some of his speeches.
In life, Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 and was assassinated on April 14, 1865. He was born in Hodgenville, Kentucky and lived on a farm in the valley of Knob Creek. Some of his earliest memories came from remembering that there was a flood, where his family ended up with no corn and no pumpkin seeds. His father, Thomas Lincoln, was the descendent of a weaver’s apprentice and moved from England to Massachusetts in 1637. He married his wife, Nancy Hanks on June 12, 1806 and they had three children, which are Sarah, Abraham and Thomas. Out of the three children, Thomas died at a young
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His mother was buried in the forest when he was only nine years old and experienced his first winter without the love and care from his mother. His father ended up marrying another woman, Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln and had also experienced a loss of her own. She was a widow and had three children from her prior marriage. The marriage led Sarah to care for all of the children and Abraham looked to Sarah as his angel mother and it is said that of the children, Sarah liked Abraham the