LIfe of Abraham Lincoln

By kturner10

  • Abraham Lincoln is born in Kentucky.

    Abraham Lincoln is born in Kentucky.

  • Lincoln moves to Illinois.

  • Lincoln is a Candidate for the Illinois General Assembly.

  • Lincoln loses election to the Illinois General Assembly.

  • Lincoln is elected to the Illinois General Assembly -Whig Party.

  • Lincoln marries Mary Todd.

  • Lincoln Elected to US House of Representatives.

  • Lincoln is elected 16th President of US.

  • South Carolina secedes from the Union.

  • Lincoln Inauguration ceremonies.

  • Civil War begins at Fort Sumter.

  • Emancipation Proclamation frees all slaves

  • Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address

  • Lincoln is re-elected President.

  • Lincoln's Second Inauguration

  • Civil War ends at Appomattox Court House

  • Lincoln is shot while watching a play at Ford's Theater.

  • Lincoln dies at 7:22 AM

  • Lincoln is laid to rest in Oakridge Cemetery, Springfield, IL.

    History Place http://www.historyplace.com/lincoln/index.html