16th President of the United States

Abraham Lincoln

“Honest Abe”

In office

March 4, 1861 – April 15, 1865

Party

Republican

Home state

Illinois

Lived

1809–1865

Days in office

1,503

In order

No. 16: after James Buchanan, before Andrew Johnson

Vice presidents

Hannibal Hamlin, Andrew Johnson

Key achievements & events

• Led the Union through the Civil War and preserved the nation
• Issued the Emancipation Proclamation (1863)
• Pushed the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery through Congress (1865)
• Delivered the Gettysburg Address (1863)
• Signed the Homestead Act and the Pacific Railway Act (1862)

Remember: The first Republican president. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre, days after the war's end.