When was abraham lincoln born and died

Abraham Lincoln February 12, — April 15, was an American politician who was the 16th president of the United States from until his assassination in , during the American Civil War. Just five days after most of the Confederate forces had surrendered and the war was ending, John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln. Lincoln was the first president of the United States to be assassinated.

Lincoln has been remembered as the "Great Emancipator" because he worked to end slavery in the United States. His parents were Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. His family was very poor.

Abraham lincoln early life

His brother died in childhood. They grew up in a small log cabin , with just one room inside. Although slavery was legal in Kentucky at that time, Lincoln's father, who was a religious Baptist , refused to own any slaves. When Lincoln was seven years old, his family moved to Indiana. Later they moved to Illinois. When he was 21, he worked on a flatboat that carried freight.

In , he married Mary Todd. They had four children, but three of them died when they were very young. The nickname "Honest Abe" came from a time when he started a business that failed.