Noun
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
Source: WordNetJohn Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, is surrounded by federal troops near Port Royal, Va., and killed. Source: Internet
President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, two years before his assassination. Source: Internet
Their political rival was the new anti-slavery Republican Party that elected President Abraham Lincoln. Source: Internet
President Abraham Lincoln invoked the Act to send troops to the South to fight the Civil War. Source: Internet
The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln declared all slaves freed. Source: Internet
Trump has spoken openly of his fondness for President Abraham Lincoln, whose short address dedicating the national cemetery for Union soldiers in 1863 crystallized the cause for which they died fighting. Source: Internet