1861-1865 1 Term and 4 months Republican 1860 Election Opponents: Stephen A. Douglas John C. Breckinridge John Bell 1864 Election Opponents: George B. McClellan

Peace Conference of 1861 American Civil War Confiscation Act of 1861 Emancipation Proclomation Gettysburg Address Amnesty Proclomation Thirteenth Ammendment Homestead Act of 1862 Pacific Railway Acts of 1862 and 1864 Revenue Act of 1861 and 1862 National Banking Act Yosemite Grant Assasinated by John Wilkes Booth

• Abraham Lincoln's portrait can be found on the US $5 Federal Reserve Note and the penny. • Lincoln was the tallest President - 6'4". • Lincoln was the first President to receive a patent. Number 6469 for his floating drydock.

Abraham Lincoln Born February 12, 1809 Hardin County, Kentucky Died April 15, 1865 Washington, DC College: None Spouse: Mary Todd Lincoln