16th president

Abraham Lincoln - 16th President of the United States

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a log cabin in Hardin County (now LaRue County), Kentucky. He rose from humble origins and less than a year of formal education to become the 16th President of the United States, and one of the great men of American history.

Lincoln is credited with saving the Union from disintegration and eliminating slavery in America.

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the US, walked 6 miles to pay back a few cents to a woman who had overpaid for dry goods at the store that Lincoln ran.
On November 6, 1860, Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States, beating Democrat Stephen A. Douglas.