Introduction
Known as the 16th president of the USA, Abraham Lincoln is famous for his presidency during one of the most challenging periods in the country’s history – the Civil war. He rose from a simple log cabin and further, from rags to the presidency, to save the Union; and fight and end slavery, making him as one of the most iconic presidents in American history. This blog deals on Lincoln’s political existence in the United States of America and his contributions in Stealing Lincoln’s Body and other related aspects.
The Childhood and Rising through the Political Ladder
Another theme that is evident from the conception of the hero up to his political career is hard work coupled with ideals.
Humble Beginnings:
1. A man of the private background Lincoln was born on the April the twelfth in the year of 1809 in the log cabin based in Kentucky; he was the son of a poor farmer and he had little schooling.
2. The boy was rather an autodidact; owing to this he learned about the necessity to read and learn as a result he found the appropriate craving within him.
Early Political Career:
1. Lincoln firstly entered in the political world as a member of Whig Party in Illinois State Legislature.
2. He was also appreciated for his honesty and for fighting against the spreading of slavery in new states.
Move to the Republican Party:
1. Lincoln was nominated to the presidency by the newly formed Republican Party which stood for non-expandability of slavery in the territories.
2. Some are; He rose to national prominence when he challenged the Senator Stephen A. Douglas on debate during the Illinois Senate campaign in 1858 despite losing the campaign.
Presidency and Civil War Leadership
Battle fought during Civil War and the emancipation are the prestigious endeavours of Lincoln’s presidency.
Election as President:
1. Lincoln became the first Republican President of the United States in 1860 leading to secession of Southern states.
2. His election helped to reveal the troubling signs of the increasing split within the country born from the issues of slavery and states’ rights.
Civil War Outbreak:
1. American Civil War: It began in 1861 the same time Lincoln began his term as president following the attack on the Fort Sumter by Confederates.
2. Thus, the main aim of Lincoln was to preserve the Union indicating that he could not understand how a country could stay half devastated.
Key Policies and Actions
Here are the main policies and actions of Lincoln which were performed in order to influence the Civil War and several outcomes in the history of America.
Emancipation Proclamation:
1. Also, January 1, 1863 stands as the day Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation which set the slaves within Confederate territory free.
2. With this executive order the nature of that war was altered by bringing in the abolishment of slavery as one of the major goals.
Gettysburg Address:
1. Lincoln in the year later in the same year in November exactly in the year 1863 spoke what has been regarded to be one of the briefest but most memorable speeches ever to be penned in the USA commonly called the Gettysburg address and in this, Lincoln came up with four profound thoughts of liberty, equality and so on.
2. The address repeated the ‘new birth of freedom’ and the sustainment of the unity in the country still once more.
Reconstruction Plans:
1. Thus, Lincoln began to get ready for the Reconstruction of the Southern states into the Union with mild harshness and the appeal to be in unison.
2. He also championed for the passing of the 13th Amendment through which the blacks would be liberated from slavery and the act prohibited in the future.
Legacy and Assassination
Lincoln demonstrates the characteristics of representation in unity, equality and justice up to the end of his life, which was sadly cut short by the president’s assassination.
Re-election and Continued Efforts:
1. Lincoln was re-elected in 1864 to extend his war for the preservation, as well as the reconstruction of the United States of America.
2. The leadership of Abraham contributed too much to the victory of the Union to happens through the surrender of General Robert E. Lee in the Appomattox Court House in April of 1865.
Assassination:
1. Little over three weeks later, on 14th April, 1865, Lincoln was ruthlessly assassinated by John Wilkes Booth at Ford’s theatre in Washington, DC.
2. He died at the young age of sixty-nine, soon after the eruption of Civil War hence the nation was forced to bury him.
Conclusion
Studying the political activity of Abraham Lincoln starting from his political career in Illinois through to presidency during the period of civil war it would be seen how much the political liberty meant to him as long as the union of states were concerned. Cott’s leadership was critical to the formation of modern America due to his key decisions including the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation and delivering the Gettysburg Address. The message that Abraham Lincoln brought to the world is still being regarded in present days as freedom, equality and unity of the nation.
Final Thoughts
Lincoln’s career is an excellent example of how a person comes out of crisis situations for the benefit of the country. Based on justice and humanity, he has contributed a lot toward the construction of the American identity and its values.
