10-day forecast. 1  Weather News. 2  Dangerous surf will threaten some beachgoers this weekend AccuWeather. 3  Big Sur usually canât keep people away.  Several states at risk of hail, floods during stormy Easter weekend AccuWeather.
Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught Illinois lawyer, legislator and opponent of slavery, was elected president in November 1860âbut by the time of his inauguration in March 1861, seven Southern states had seceded, and the Civil War began a few weeks later.
Abe Lincoln was the Commander in chief in the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln spent the war reading every book on war he could find. He personaly appointed the Unions top generals and through the use of the telegraph he could command battles, advise generals, and personally oversee the war all from his â¦.