Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) was the leader of the United States during the Civil War and served until his assassination in 1865. Prior to becoming President, Lincoln served as a Member of the U. S. House of Representatives and, while unsuccessfully running for the Senate in 1858, engaged in a famed series of debates against Stephen Douglas. This work brings together President Lincoln's four State of the Union Addresses delivered between 1861 and 1864.