He is very fondly remembered,for embarking on his eventual victory in the American Civil War to end slavery in the United States.
Mr Lincoln is a fascinating character.I would have loved to have met him,but his end was a terrible tragedy when John Wilkes Booth shot him from the back.
Booth,who was mentally unstable,didn't live long after he committed the murder,as he was relentlessly pursued,and finally cornered before being shot and killed.
Even to this day,President Lincoln's memory still lives on,as he stood up for the right things.Like all of us,Mr Lincoln had his faults,but he did a tremendous amount of good when he was President,and his spirit is still with us today.
Above-President Lincoln with General McLellan and his staff during the American Civil War.Unfortunately,McLellan despised the President,but in the end,his war record wasn't that impressive,and President Lincoln,although frustrated and angry with him,kept the working relationship going,until he finally found the right General he was looking for.In the end,McLellan decided to run against President Lincoln in the elections,just before the war ended.All of the Union soldiers ultimately rejected McLellan to give Mr Lincoln victory for another term of office. .He would go through three more generals,before finally finding success with Major-General Ulysses S Grant.
And in colour too.It gives a fascinating glimpse into the 1860's,when the American Civil War was still raging,but with President Lincoln in command,there was always hope for a Union victory.
And so it proved.
Rest in Peace,sir.
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