Abe

Abraham Lincoln

By 18lukegro
  • Born

    Born

    in Hardin County, Kentucky
  • Lincoln family move to Indiana.

    Lincoln family move to Indiana.

  • Death of mother

    Death of mother

    Nancy Hanks Lincoln
  • Lincoln family move to Illinois

    Lincoln family move to Illinois

  • Moves to New Salem, Illinois for work

    Moves to New Salem, Illinois for work

    working as a clerk in the village store
  • Lincoln is elected to the Illinois General Assembly

    Lincoln is elected to the Illinois General Assembly

    also starts to study law,
  • Becomes leader of the Whig Party

    Becomes leader of the Whig Party

    concerned with promoting internal improvements
  • Moves to Springfield

    Moves to Springfield

  • Practises as a lawyer on the 8th Judicial Circuit in Illinois

    Practises as a lawyer on the 8th Judicial Circuit in Illinois

  • Re-elected to the Illinois General Assembl

    Re-elected to the Illinois General Assembl

  • Abe marries Mary Todd

    Abe marries Mary Todd

    In Springfield
  • Robert Todd Lincoln is born

    Robert Todd Lincoln is born

    first son
  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives

    Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives

  • Earns the nickname of 'Honest Abe'

    Earns the nickname of 'Honest Abe'

  • William Wallace Lincoln (Willie) is born.

    William Wallace Lincoln (Willie) is born.

    third son
  • Elected president

    Elected president

    16th president of the United States, defeating Douglas, John Bell, and John C. Breckinridge.
  • start of Civil War

    start of Civil War

  • William Wallace Lincoln Died

    William Wallace Lincoln Died

    At age 12
  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address

    At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Famous speech during the Civil War.
  • Assassination!!!

    Assassination!!!

    shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's theatre