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Abraham Lincoln Timeline

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  • Abraham Lincoln Is Born

    Abraham Lincoln Is Born

    Abraham Lincoln is born in a log cabin in Kentucky on February 12, 1809.
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    Abraham Lincoln's Life

    Abraham Lincoln - 16th President
  • Lincoln's Political Career Begins

    Lincoln's Political Career Begins

    Abraham Lincoln begins his political career and public service in the Illinois State government.
  • Lincoln's Law Career

    Lincoln's Law Career

    Abraham Lincoln becomes a lawyer.
  • Abraham Lincoln Marries

    Abraham Lincoln Marries

    Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd on November 4, 1842.
  • Abraham Lincoln Becomes A Congressman

    Abraham Lincoln Becomes A Congressman

    Abraham Lincoln wins the Whig Party Seventh Congressional District seat and becomes a Congressman.
  • Abraham Lincoln Elected President

    Abraham Lincoln Elected President

    Abraham Lincoln was elected the sixteenth President of the United States of America.
  • The Civil War

    The Civil War

    The Civil War begins when the Southern states secede from the Union.
  • The Emancipation Proclamation

    The Emancipation Proclamation

    Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves in the southern states.
  • Abraham Lincoln Elected to Second Term

    Abraham Lincoln Elected to Second Term

    Abraham Lincoln is re-elected and becomes President for his second term while the Civil War still rages on.
  • Abraham Lincoln Assassinated

    Abraham Lincoln Assassinated

    Abraham Lincoln is shot while attending a play at Ford's Theater on April 14, 1865. He was shot by John Wilkes Booth and dies on April 15, 1865.
  • The Civil War Ends

    The Civil War Ends

    The Civil War ends and the United States of America is intact as a united country. This was everything that Abraham Lincoln wanted for the country.