Abraham Lincoln (What Luck!)

abraham Lincoln was an american politican who served as the 16th President of the United States (1861 - 1864). He led the US through most of the war of secession and was the first republican president. However following a series of military reversals in 1862 and 1863 his government became less popular, particularly in border states. Shortly before the 1864 presidential election he was assasinated by an unknown assailant whilst travelling from the White house to his temporary residence. He was the first US President to be assasinated and the third to die in office.