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.
Abraham Lincoln was commander-in-chief of union forces during the U.S. Civil War. President Lyndon Johnson was known for his rigid control of the military during wartime. A portrait of George Washington, the first president of the United States and commander-in-chief of the US military.