Abraham Licoln Timeline

Jan 12, 1809

Birth

Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville,Kentucky, on the 12th of February 1809
Jan 1, 1816

Family Move

Lincoln and family move to Indiana after land dispute
Jan 1, 1840

Election

Lincoln is reelected and engaged to Mary Todd
Jan 1, 1861

President

Abraham is officially the 16th president of the US
Jun 1, 1862

Slavery End

Lincoln sign law which bans slavery in new states
Apr 9, 1865

End of Civil War

Civil War is over when General Robert E. Lee surrenders.
Apr 15, 1865

Assasination

Lincoln is shot and killed in The Ford Theater by John Wikes Booth

Birth