Download or read book Abraham Lincoln: Collected State of the Union Addresses 1861 - 1864 written by Abraham Lincoln and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-02-21 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865) was the leader of the United States during the Civil War and served until his assassination in 1865. Prior to becoming President, Lincoln served as a Member of the U. S. House of Representatives and, while unsuccessfully running for the Senate in 1858, engaged in a famed series of debates against Stephen Douglas. This work brings together President Lincoln's four State of the Union Addresses delivered between 1861 and 1864.