Fascinating Historical Figures That We’re Lucky To Have Photos Of

Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, started off as a lawyer before becoming a congressman, state legislator from Illinois, and leader of the Whig Party. The Civil War started when pro-slavery states started to break away from the Union following his election as president in 1860. After that, Lincoln guided the nation through the Civil War while maintaining the Union until his eventual assassination in 1865. He is still regarded as one of the greatest presidents in history.

Billy the Kid, whose real name was Henry McCarty, was an Old West criminal who started committing crimes as a young adolescent after becoming an orphan at the age of 15. When McCarty was younger, he participated in the Lincoln County War in New Mexico, where he is suspected of killing three men. Prior to becoming an adult, he was a federal fugitive, with wanted posters calling him “Billy the Kid.” He is reported to have killed eight persons before taking his own life at the age of 21.