Abraham lincoln

Abraham Lincoln by C Dagostino

By Cdagostino

  • Abraham Lincoln was born

    Abraham Lincoln was born
    Abraham Lincoln was born in a Log Cabin in Kentucky.

  • Elected to State Legislature

    Elected to State Legislature
    He was elected to the State Legislature as a Whig (political party). He lived in Springfield, Illinois until 1861.

  • Married Mary Todd

    Married Mary Todd

  • House of Representatives

    House of Representatives
    Serves in the U.S. House of Representatives until 1849.

  • Wins the presidential election.

    Wins the presidential election.

  • Civil War began

    Many states from the South have left the Union.

  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation
    Lincoln signs the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all the slaves in the rebelling states.

  • Gettysburg Address

    Gettysburg Address
    Delivers Gettysburg Address in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
    Take a listen.

  • Is re-elected as the United States President

    Is re-elected as the United States President
    His Vice President is Andrew Johnson.

  • Dies after being shot / assassinated by John Wilkes Booth

    Vice President Andrew Johnson became President following Lincoln's death. He formally ended the war in August of 1866.