His cabinet was troubled by internal hatred. Lincoln was the first President not born in one of the thirteen original colonies. Also, he was the first President from the Republican Party. Prior to his election as President, seven Southern states had seceded from the Union.
On average a young man starts growing facial hair around 15 to 16 years of age. It starts in the fourth stage in Tanner's Stages of Puberty. Because boys start puberty at different ages and progress at different rates, it is considered normal to have facial hair as young as 11 or to not start developing facial hair until as late as 17. To estimate what stage of development you are in, see the Tanner Stage Calculator for Boys.
Girls and boys tend to start shaving when entering puberty. Boys and girls start to grow hair in new locations during puberty, which varies drastically from person to person. Girls usually enter puberty between 8 and 13 years of age while boys start puberty between 10 and 15 years of age. During the onset of puberty, many body changes occur in both boys and girls.