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Abraham Lincoln is born
On February 12, 1809 Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky to the parents of Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks. -
First political speech
In March of 1830, Lincoln gave his first political speech regarding his support for improving navigation on the Sangamon River. -
Lincoln becomes a canidate for Illinois General Assembly
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Lincoln loses election for Illinois General Assembly
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Lincoln is elected into the Illinois General Assembly
After being elected into the Illinois General Assembly, Lincoln begins to study law. -
Lincoln presents his first case to the supreme court
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Lincoln marries Mary Todd in Springfield, Connecticut
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Lincoln gives his first speech on slavery in New Haven, Connecticut
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Lincoln is nominated as the Republican canidate running for presidency
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Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th president of the United States
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Attack on Fort Sumter
The attack on Fort Sumter marks the start of the civil war. President Lincoln fought to abolish slavery in the South. Lincoln’s speech to the south: "In your hands, my dissatisfied fellow countrymen, and not in mine, is the momentous issue of civil war. The government will not assail you.... You have no oath registered in Heaven to destroy the government, while I shall have the most solemn one to preserve, protect and defend it." -
Issues the Emancipation Proclamation
On January 1, 1863 President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared the freedom for all slaves in the Confederacy. -
Re-elected as President of the United States
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Confederate army surrenders
General Robert E. Lee surrendered his Confederate army to the Union, ending the Civil War. -
President Lincoln is shot
While President Lincoln is attending a play with his wife at Ford’s Theatre, he is shot by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, during the third act. -
President Lincoln dies
President Lincoln dies from the gunshot wound at 7:22 in the morning -
President Lincoln is buried
Abraham Lincoln is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, outside Springfield, Illinois
