Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of the United States of America, from 1861-1865. He led the country during the Confederate War for Independence, before agreeing to surrender after the United Kingdom diplomatically intervened. Lincoln agreed for the United States to recognise the independence of the Confederate States of America.

After his first term, he refused to run again, disgraced from the war. With him, the Republican Party dissolved out of American politics. He was succeeded by Thomas H. Seymour.

Lincoln lived another twenty years, overseeing a long streak of Democrat wins, and remained quiet and outside of politics. He returned to Illinois and took up a small career in poetry, although it never took off. His final poem before he died reflected the situation in the Confederate States:

"Had I known then what I do now,

The problems that they face;

My name may not be tarnished

And my legacy without disgrace."