Abraham Lincoln
...even been labeled as "the greatest American of all time" by a number of historians and laymen. To America, Lincoln was much more than a president, he was also the man that led the nation through one of their greatest crisis of all time; "The Civil War".
2 Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 in Kentchuky, and later on moved with his family to Knob Creek. This was followed by yet another relocation, to the backwoods of Indiana, five years later. During his childhood, Lincoln experienced the remorse of taking another beings life, as he shot a wild turkey in a hunting game, and never attended in such an event again. At an age of seven, this gives us a good impression of what kind of a person Lincoln was growing in to. At an age of twenty-eight, Lincoln moved to Springfield Illinois, to work as a lawyer. He soon won a good reputation, and went by the nickname "Honest Abe": Lincoln served justice. Throughout his life, Lincoln showed a great compassion for all human beings, and was, in the latter part of his life, known as "the Great Emancipator". How he earned this title, is a story I will tell later in the text.
3 With a background of law practise and as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Lincoln was nominated to be the candidate for President of the United States in 1860. He took the presidency with 39% of the vote, and ventured, without knowing it, in to one of America's greatest crisis in history, with himself leading the nation.
4 "Oh, well, I guess we'll manage to keep the house." This was Lincoln's reaction when roumers that the South was preparing for war, reached his ears. If this was because he did not fear the Southerns, or because war already was expected by the majority of the nation, is hard to tell, but I choose to believe both of these reasons to be right. Lincoln already knew about...
View Full Essay