An abolitionist from Illinois whose election was the final cause for secession and the Civil War. 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln Shot at Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes on April 14, 1865. President of the Confederate States of America At the end of the Civil War, he was arrested and imprisoned for Jefferson Davis two years but was released after his trial. General of the Confederate Army Turned down command of the Union army to remain faithful to his home state of Virginia. Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln An abolitionist from Illinois whose election was the final cause for secession and the Civil War. 16th President of the United States Shot at Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes on April 14, 1865. Jefferson Davis President of the Confederate States of America At the end of the Civil War, he was arrested and imprisoned for two years but was released after his trial. Robert E. Lee General of the Confederate Army Turned down command of the Union army to remain faithful to his home state of Virginia.
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