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birth
He was born Feb. 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky -
mother died
His mother died in his tenth year -
lost election
In 1858 Lincoln ran against Stephen A. Douglas for Senator -
how many kids
He had four boys, only one of whom lived to maturity In 1858. -
married
He married Mary Todd, and they had four boys, only one of whom lived to maturity In 1858. -
became president
in debating with Douglas he gained a national reputation that won him the Republican nomination for President in 1860. -
how long in office
Dates of Presidency: 3/4/1861 - 4/15/1865 -
freed the slaves
On January 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy. -
was re-elected
Lincoln won re-election in 1864, as Union military triumphs heralded an end to the war. In his planning for peace, the President was flexible and generous, encouraging Southerners to lay down their arms and join speedily in reunion -
death
On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, who somehow thought he was helping the South. The opposite was the result, for with Lincoln's death, the possibility of peace with magnanimity died.
