-
Born
in Hardin County, Kentucky -
Lincoln family move to Indiana.
-
Death of mother
Nancy Hanks Lincoln -
Lincoln family move to Illinois
-
Moves to New Salem, Illinois for work
working as a clerk in the village store -
Lincoln is elected to the Illinois General Assembly
also starts to study law, -
Becomes leader of the Whig Party
concerned with promoting internal improvements -
Moves to Springfield
-
Practises as a lawyer on the 8th Judicial Circuit in Illinois
-
Re-elected to the Illinois General Assembl
-
Abe marries Mary Todd
In Springfield -
Robert Todd Lincoln is born
first son -
Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives
-
Earns the nickname of 'Honest Abe'
-
William Wallace Lincoln (Willie) is born.
third son -
Elected president
16th president of the United States, defeating Douglas, John Bell, and John C. Breckinridge. -
start of Civil War
-
William Wallace Lincoln Died
At age 12 -
Gettysburg Address
At Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Famous speech during the Civil War. -
Assassination!!!
shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's theatre
