Timeline of Abraham Lincoln

By lhester1999
  • Abraham Lincoln is Born

    Abraham Lincoln is Born

    Abraham Lincoln is born in Hardin County, Kentucky.
  • Abraham Lincoln moves to Indiana.

    Abraham Lincoln moves to Indiana.

    Lincoln moves to Indiana and lives there for the rest of his childhood.
  • Lincoln travels to new Orleans

    Lincoln travels to new Orleans

    Lincoln makes his first flatboat trip to New Orleans.
  • Abraham Lincoln Begins Political Career

    Abraham Lincoln Begins Political Career

    Abraham Lincoln ran for state legislature and lost.
  • Lincoln enlists to fight in the Black Hawk War

    Lincoln enlists to fight in the Black Hawk War

    Lincoln enlist in the Black Hawk War where he is elected as captain of a company of volunteers.
  • He is appointed as Postmaster of New Salem

    He is appointed as Postmaster of New Salem

    Lincoln is appointed as Postmaster of New Salem by Andrew Jackson.
  • Lincoln joins the Illinois legislature

    Lincoln joins the Illinois legislature

    Lincoln is elected as a Whig for the Illinois legislature and serves until 1842.
  • Lincoln starts studying law

    Lincoln starts studying law

    Abraham Lincoln studies law and is admitted to the bar.
  • Lincoln gets married

    Lincoln gets married

    Abraham Lincoln gets married to Mary Todd.
  • Lincoln's first child is born

    Lincoln's first child is born

    Lincoln's first child, Robert Todd Lincoln, is born.
  • Lincoln's second child is born

    Lincoln's second child is born

    Edward Baker Lincoln, Abraham's second child, is born.
  • Abraham Lincoln serves as US representative

    Abraham Lincoln serves as US representative

    Lincoln begins his job as a US representative and continues until 1849.
  • Lincoln's third child is born

    Lincoln's third child is born

    Lincoln third child, William Wallace Lincoln, is born.
  • Lincoln's fourth child is born.

    Lincoln's fourth child is born.

    Thomas "Tad" Lincoln, Abraham's fourth and final child, is born.
  • Lincoln is elected as State Legislature

    Lincoln is elected as State Legislature

    He is elected as state legislature but resigns to run as a Senate.
  • Lincoln joins the Republican Party

    Lincoln joins the Republican Party

    Lincoln joins the newly formed Republican Party.
  • Lincoln makes his first major political appearance

    Lincoln makes his first major political appearance

    Lincoln makes his first major political appearance when he addressed a rally in Cooper Union in New York.
  • Lincoln fights in the Civil War

    Lincoln fights in the Civil War

    Lincoln was Commader in Chief of the Civil War for four years.
  • Lincoln is elected for president.

    Lincoln is elected for president.

    Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the USA, begins his rule as president.
  • Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation

    Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation

    Lincoln is able to free slaves with the Emancipation Proclamation.
  • Lincoln finishes the Gettysburg Address

    Lincoln finishes the Gettysburg Address

    Abraham Lincoln puts the finishing touches on the Gettysburg Address.
  • Lincoln promotes Ulysses S. Grant

    Lincoln promotes Ulysses S. Grant

    Abraham Lincoln promotes Ulysses S, Grant to be commader of all union forces.
  • Abraham Lincoln dies

    Abraham Lincoln dies

    Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth while attending a play at Ford's Theater.