Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th President of the United States from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. Lincoln le[IMAGE: https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVNfN3GRn3MEyQH9e8eezDwBbwgKCT7U6pP6RiuFaoDB2/Abraham_Lincoln_O-77_matte_collodion_print.jpg]d the United States through the American Civil War—its bloodiest war and perhaps its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3] In doing so, he preserved the Union, abolished slavery, strengthened the federal government, and modernized the economy.