when did lincoln become president?
1861
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. 
who is exulting in o captain my captain UNANSWERABLE is this a novel? No, "O Captain! My Captain!" is an extended metaphor poem who is its poet? Walt Whitman what is the poem about? Death of U.S. President Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln [SEP] Introduction
Abraham Lincoln (; February 12, 1809 – April 15, 1865) was an American statesman and lawyer who served as the 16th president of the United States from 1861 to 1865. Lincoln led the nation through the American Civil War, the country's greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis. He succeeded in preserving the Union, abolishing slavery, bolstering the federal government, and modernizing the U.S. economy. Lincoln was born into poverty in a log cabin and was raised on the frontier primarily in Indiana. He was self-educated and became a lawyer, Whig Party leader, Illinois state legislator, and U.S. Congressman from Illinois.