Abraham Lincoln (February 12 of 1809 to 15April 1865) was the 16th (1861-1865) President of theUnited States, and the first to be by the GOP.He is remembered for restoring the federal unity of the nationby defeating the Confederate States of America and to endslavery in the United States. However, therights advocates from several states continue to seeLincoln as a tyrant who suspended civil libertiesand eliminated "legitimate right" to secede.
