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Abraham Lincoln is Born.
Abraham Lincoln is the first child born under Thomas and Nancy Lincoln in Harden County, Kentucky. -
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Abraham Lincolns Life
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Lincolns Mother Dies.
Nancy Hanks Lincoln died. Lincoln never fully recovers from this incident and it is a permanent part of his life. -
Lincolns Father Re-Marries.
Thomas Lincoln marries Sarah Bush Johnston who becomes Abraham Lincolns stepmother. Lincoln welcomes his new mother into his life and it helps him come over the death of his mother. -
Abraham Moves to New Salem.
Lincoln gets settled in New Salem,Illinois and begins working as a store a clerk. -
Lincoln begins to run for state legislature.
Lincoln says he will improve edgucation, chage usury laws and navigate the Sangamon River. -
Lincoln elected captain of the 31st regimint of the Illinois rebels.
At 23 Lincoln assembels with his neighbors for the Black Hawk War on the Western Frontier. -
Lincoln loses in the election for Illinois legislature.
This was Lincolns first time running and was placed eighth out of the thirteen canidates running. -
Lincoln buys another store in New Salem.
Lincoln and his partner William F. Berry purchase a new store in New Salem from Reuben Redford for $750. -
Lincoln runs for State Legislature again
Lincoln wins the election and serves four succsesive two year terms. -
Lincoln earns his Law degree.
Lincoln earns his law degree and begins to practice law. -
Lincoln makes first anti-slavery speach.
This was the first time Lincoln made a public speech against slavery. -
Lincoln begins presidential campaign tour.
Lincoln begins his first speaking tour for his presidential campaign. -
Lincoln marries.
Lincoln marries Mary Todd -
Lincolns first son is born.
Robert Todd Lincoln is born. -
Lincolns second son is born.
Edward Baker Lincoln is born. -
Lincoln takes his seat in Congress.
Lincoln begins his Congress session -
Lincolns term ends
After two years Lincolns term ends. He is offered the possision of governer of the Oregon territory but declines. He returns to springfield and begins to practice law. -
Lincolns son Edward dies.
After battling a two-month illness Lincolns son Edward dies. This sends Lincoln into a depression that he never completely recovers from. -
Lincolns third son is born.
Lincolns third son William Wallace Lincoln is born. -
Lincolns fourth son is born.
Lincolns fourth son Thomas (Tad) Lincoln is born. -
Lincoln joins the Republican Party.
Lincoln joins the Republican pary and the party then adopts an anti-slavery platform which became an important issue to Lincoln. -
Lincoln begins to run for President
Lincoln wins the election beating Stephen A. Douglas, John C. Breckinridge and John Bell. -
Lincoln is inagurated as President
Lincolns first inagural address Lincoln is inagurated as the 16th President of the United States. -
The Civil War begins
The Civil War begins with the battle of Fort Sumter, this attack lasts two days. Lincoln also calls for 75000 men to volunteer for the army. -
Lincolns son Willie dies at the age of 12.
Willie was belived to be his favorite son and Lincoln says himself that it left a permanent mental scar on him. -
Lincoln apprroves the Emancipation Proclamation.
Lincoln signes the Emancipation Proclamation freeing the slaves. Sadly it takes many years before all the slaves are freed because of the slow communication movement at the time. -
Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address
The Gettysburg Adress Lincoln gives the Gettysburg adress for the first time. -
Lincoln is re-elected as President
Lincoln begins his second four year term as President. -
Lincoln delivers second Inagural Address.
Lincolns second Inagural adress Lincoln delivers his second and final Inagural Address -
Lincoln is shot.
Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth while seeing the play "Our American Cousin". -
Lincoln dies
At 7:22 am lincoln dies from the gunshot wound inflicted by John Wilkes Booth -
John Wilkes Booth is killed.
Booth is trapped in a barn, shot and killed. -
Lincoln is buried.
Lincoln's body arrives in Springfield, Illinois where he is buried.
