Time Line: February 22, nd 1809, Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States was born in a log cabin in Hardin (now La Rue) County, Kentucky.
Was dubbed "THE GREAT EMANCI PATOR"
`Presided over a tragic national Civil War to abolish slavery at the dreadful cost of 700,000 American men's lives (untold maimed wounded,plus + loss of U.s cities.
The last shot of the highly destructive war was done by an murderous opposing killer who made President Lincoln pay freedom price with his own heroic blood,
WE pay tribute on this his birthday reminding us that Freedom is Never Free.
Requiem en pace
Bio:
President of the United States from 1861 to 1865 (American, 1809-1865)
Abraham Lincoln was an American lawyer, politician, and statesman who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 until his assassination in 1865. Although appearing very stoic in paintings, he had a since of humor and a good family man.