Abraham Lincoln By tsiamas Feb 12, 1809 birth date Born in Kentucky 1816 the family moved to Indiana Oct 5, 1818 Mother's death Jan 20, 1828 Sister's death 1830 Family moved west to Illinois 1832 running for the Illinois General Assembly and loses the election 1834 second state legislature campaign running as a Whig which was succesful 1835 he voted to expand suffrage beyond white landowners to all white males Nov 4, 1842 marriage with Marry Todd 1846 Elected to the US House of Representatives, served a two year term Oct 16, 1854 in his "Peoria Speech", Lincoln declared his opposition to slavery claiming he cannot but hate it 1856 Lincoln joined the Republicans Feb 27, 1860 Lincoln delivers a powerful speech in New York which puts him in the running to be the Republican candidate for President Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln is elected as the 16th president Feb 6, 1861 Seven southern states, South Carolina, Texas, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, and Louisiana, secede from the Union Apr 12, 1861 Confederate troops fire on Fort Sumter, beginning the Civil War Apr 15, 1861 Lincoln sends 75,000 troops to battle to "preserve the Union" Sep 22, 1862 Lincoln declares the Emancipation Proclamation, and Congress creates the 13th amendment, which outlaws slavery and frees all slaves Nov 19, 1863 Lincoln gives his famous "Gettysburg Address", which impressed the belief that all people are created equal Mar 4, 1865 Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address Apr 14, 1865 John Wilkes Booth assassinates Lincoln at a play in Ford Theater
