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In 1840, Lincoln became engaged to Mary Todd, who was from a wealthy slave-holding family in Lexington, Kentucky.They met in Springfield, Illinois, in December 1839 and were engaged the following December.
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Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president in March
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On May 9–10, 1860, the Illinois Republican State Convention was held in Decatur. Lincoln's followers organized a campaign team led by David Davis, Norman Judd, Leonard Swett, and Jesse DuBois, and Lincoln received his first endorsement to run for the presidency.
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The south secedes when Abraham Lincoln was elected president.
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The Civil War starts on April 12, 1861.
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The Civil War starts and ends.
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President Lincoln issued a war order authorizing the Union to launch a unified aggressive action against the confederacy. General McClellan ignored the order.
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Abraham Lincoln was assasinated in April.
