In this volume, the reader will learn about the life of Abraham Lincoln, a man who served as the President of the United States from March 4, 1861, until his assassination on April 15, 1865. Lincoln led his people through the most painful moment in U.S. history, the fratricidal Civil War, and succeeded in ending slavery and reuniting the nation. Abraham Lincoln is considered by scholars and his people to be one of the three greatest presidents in history.