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Early life
Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12 1809. Lincoln lived in a town Kenya Kentucky lived in a one room log cabin. His family moved to Southern Indiana In 1816. Lincoln's formal schooling was limited to three brief periods in local schools, as he had to work constantly to support his family. -
Growing up
Abraham had very little formal education, but had a strong interest in books and learning. Most of what he learned was self-educated and from books he borrowed. His family later moved to Illinois where Lincoln would set out on his own.As a young man, Lincoln worked a variety of jobs including shopkeeper, surveyor, and postmaster. For a time, he even split firewood with an Axe for a living. He soon moved into politics and won a seat in the Illinois Legislature when he was 25. -
When he got married
Mary Todd married Abraham Lincoln on November 4, 1842, at her sister Elizabeth's home in Springfield, Illinois. She was 23 years old and he was 33 years of age. Before he married her he dated to other girls -
His sons
Lincolns first son was born 1846 and died 1850 due to tuberculosis. He had another son named William Wallace he was born 1850 .died 1862. -
Elected
The election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860. In a four-way contest, the Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin emerged triumphant. The election of Lincoln served as the primary catalyst of the American Civil War. -
Presidential Life
Abraham Lincoln became the United States' 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863. -
Civil war
The Civil War was a war against southern and Northern states. It was a war over Slavery if they should stop it or not. Lincoln was the general of the civil War. Lincoln was successful and won the war. -
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg, fought from July 1 to July 3, 1863, is considered the most important engagement of the American Civil War. After a great victory over Union forces at Chancellorsville, General Robert E. Lee marched his Army of Northern Virginia into Pennsylvania in late June 1863. -
AfterMath
John Wilkes Booth is killed when Union soldiers track him down to a Virginia farm 12 days after he assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Twenty-six-year-old Booth was one of the most famous actors in the country when he shot Lincoln during a performance at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., on the night of April 14. -
Lincolns death
When Lincoln died he was at a theater with his wife and a guy named John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln. Lincoln started slouching in his chair and then his wife saw him and Screamed.