Abraham Lincoln

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  • He was born in Hoginsville, KY

    He was born in Hoginsville, KY
    Abraham Lincoln's Birth Place
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    Abraham Lincoln

  • Elected as a Whig to Illinois House of Representatives.

    Elected as a Whig to Illinois House of Representatives.

  • Wins re-eletion to the Illinois House of Representatives.

  • Marries Mary Todd

    Marries Mary Todd
    Marries Mary Todd on Novem­ber 4 in parlor of her sister's Springfield mansion,

  • Son Robert Todd Lincoln born.

    Son Robert Todd Lincoln born.

  • Second son, Edward Baker Lincoln, was born.

  • Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

  • Third son, William Wallace (Willie) was born.

  • Son Edward dies .

  • Elected the 16th President of the United States

  • Civil War

    Confederates open fire on the Fort Sumter, South Carolina, The Civil War had started.

  • Willie Lincoln dies.

    President Lincoln's son Willie dies.

  • The Emancipation Proclamation was issued.

    http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/featured_documents/emancipation_proclamation/' >The Emancipation Proclamation</a>

  • Delivers the Gettysburg address

    Delivers dedicatory address at the Gettysburg

  • President Lincoln was re-electe to a second term.

  • The Civil War ends.

    The Civil War ends.
    Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomat­tox Court House.

  • John Wilkes Booth shoots President Lincoln.

    John Wilkes Booth shoots President Lincoln.
    President Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth on Good Friday April 14, 1865.

  • President Lincoln dies.

    President Lincoln dies.
    Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth on Good Friday April 14, 1865.