Etymology: Named for The lead sulfide ore galena: Location of Galena in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. Location of Illinois in the United States: Coordinates: Coordinates: Country: United States: State: Illinois: County
Flags of the Confederacy displayed at a movie house on Lincoln's birthday in Winchester, Virginia in February 1940. Lincoln's Birthday is a legal holiday in some U.S. states, observed on the anniversary of Abraham Lincoln 's birth on February 12, 1809.
Abraham Lincoln was President of the United States during the Civil War from 1860-1865. He was born in a log cabin near Hodgenville, Kentucky, on February 12, 1809. When he was president he was also the Commander-in-Chief of the Union Army, which is the highest-ranking military officer.