This collection includes the significant speeches of America's 16th President Abraham Lincoln from 1861 to his assassination in 1865. The speeches include his Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation and his inaugural addresses. His annual messages are also included as is his 'House Divided' Speech and Cooper Union Address. This collection provides a first -hand account of the actions and thoughts of America's 16th President during a critical time for America.Abraham Lincoln served as the 16th President of the United States from 1861-1865. Leading the nation through the American Civil War, Lincoln kept the Union together and abolished slavery with his Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment. Lincoln was assassinated shortly after the end of the war in 1865.