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.