Known for his outstanding wisdom, leadership, and his lanky height of 6’4”, Abraham Lincoln served as United States of America’s sixteenth president, and as every person of the past, shaped history to what we have become today; however, he carried a heavy duty and led the American people in a powerful way during a critical time in our nation’s history. Abraham Lincoln entered this world on February 12, 1809 to a humble home in Kentucky laid on dirt floors. His father did not even know how to read, yet one day Lincoln would read some of the most famous words known in the world. Perhaps his poor childhood created a humility and contentment that formed the character Lincoln is so known for possessing. Still in his youth, his family moved from
…show more content…
This statement given by the president, shifted the focus of the war off of preserving the Union and placed it on freeing slaves. At this point, many people had joined the Northern forces of the Union and President Lincoln thought that the country could now succeed with moving forward in abolishing slavery. Abraham Lincoln declared that slaves would be “forever-free” and that any person keeping slaves would be in opposition to the government. On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation declaring that slaves in the rebelling states were free. This act was a very monumental focus-change in the civil war and the intent was now to end slavery. President Lincoln’s intent had always been to fight until the Confederacy was defeated, and that is what he did. On April 9, 1965, the commander of the Confederate forces surrendered to general Ulysses S. Grant, ending the civil war. Just six days later, President Lincoln was assassinated. The plan was for President Lincoln to have been abducted a month earlier and taken to the Confederate capitol, but on the day of these plans he had not shown up to where he was supposed to be. Instead, he was shot in the back of the head while watching the performance “Our American Cousins” in Ford’s
This statement given by the president, shifted the focus of the war off of preserving the Union and placed it on freeing slaves. At this point, many people had joined the Northern forces of the Union and President Lincoln thought that the country could now succeed with moving forward in abolishing slavery. Abraham Lincoln declared that slaves would be “forever-free” and that any person keeping slaves would be in opposition to the government. On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation declaring that slaves in the rebelling states were free. This act was a very monumental focus-change in the civil war and the intent was now to end slavery. President Lincoln’s intent had always been to fight until the Confederacy was defeated, and that is what he did. On April 9, 1965, the commander of the Confederate forces surrendered to general Ulysses S. Grant, ending the civil war. Just six days later, President Lincoln was assassinated. The plan was for President Lincoln to have been abducted a month earlier and taken to the Confederate capitol, but on the day of these plans he had not shown up to where he was supposed to be. Instead, he was shot in the back of the head while watching the performance “Our American Cousins” in Ford’s