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Lincoln is Born!
Abraham Lincoln is born in a one room log cabin in Nolin Creek, Kentucky. -
Schooling
Lincoln attends school on and off for the next 7 years. -
First Slave Encounter
Abe, now 19, takes a flatboat containing produce down to New Orleans. While he is there he observes his first slave auction. -
First Political Appearance
Lincoln makes his first-ever political speech in favor of improving navigation on the Sangamon River -
General Assembly Nomination
Lincoln becomes a canidate for the Illinois General Assembly, but loses the election. He then enlists in the army for 3 years. -
Whig Party
Abraham Lincoln is elected to the Illinois General Assembly as a member of the Whig Party. He also begins to study law. -
Rising in the Ranks
Lincoln is now the leader of the Whig Party, and has received his license to practice Law -
Circuit Court
Lincoln becomes the Whig Floor Leader in the Senate, and is admitted practice in the U.S. States Circuit Court. -
House of Representatives
Abe is elected tp the U.S. House of Representatives -
Honest Abe
Lincoln earns the nickname "Honest Abe" because of his reputation as an outstanding lawyer. -
Senator
Lincoln is nominated to the Republican Senate representing Illinois. -
Nomination for President
Abraham Lincoln is nominated to the be Republican candidate for President of the United States. He opposes Northern Democrat, Stephen A. Douglas. -
16th President of the United States
Lincoln is elected as the 16th President of the United States, and is the first Republican -
Trouble in Paradise
South Carolina secedes from the Union -
The Civil War Begins
At 4:30 am, Confederate forces opens fire on Fort Sumner in Charleston Harbor beginning the Civil War. -
Homestead Law
Lincoln approves the Federal Homestead Law giving 160 acres of land to anyone who will claim the land and farm it for 5 years. Thousands then cross the Mississippi River to tame the Wild West -
Emanicpation Proclaimation
Abe issues the Emanicpation Proclaimation, freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates. -
Gettysburg
Confederate defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg marks the turning point of the war -
Gettysburg Address
President Lincoln delivers the Gettyburg Address at a ceremony dedicating the Battlefield as a national cemetery -
General Sherman
Atlanta is captured by Sherman's army. Later, Lincoln approves Sherman's "March to the Sea" -
Re-Election!
Abe is re-elected as President, defeating Democrat George B. McCellan -
John Wilkes Booth
A kidnap plot by John Wilkes Booth fails when Lincoln does not arrive for a visit at a soldiers' home -
Our American Cousin
Lincoln and his wife attend the play "Our American Cousin" at Ford's Theater. During the 3d act, Booth shoots Lincoln in the back of the head. -
Lincoln's Death
Lincoln dies at 7:22 am -
Booth on the Run
Jihn Wilkes Booth is captured and killed in a tobbaco barn in Virginia -
13th Amendment
The 13th Amendment is passed ending slavery
