Abraham lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

By grandma12

  • When Abraham was born

    When Abraham was born
    Feb 12, 1809, in Hardin County, Kentucky.
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    All About Abraham Lincoln

  • 1854

    1854
    He was elected to the House of Representatives

  • 1858

    1858
    He tried to gain nomination for the Senate

  • 1860

    1860
    The reputation he gained on the campaign trail caused him to be elected as Republican nominee for President in 1860.

  • 1861

    1861
    The election of Lincoln as President in 1861, sparked the South to succeed from the North. Southern independence sentiment had been growing for many years and the election of a president opposed to slavery was the final straw.

  • 1863

    1863
    On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued his memorable Emancipation Proclamation that declared the freedom of slaves within the Confederacy.

  • Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

    Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
    Date of Death The president, mortally wounded, was carried to a cheap lodging house opposite Ford’s Theater. An hour after dawn the next morning, Abraham Lincoln died

  • 1865

    1865
    However, on March 20, 1865, the day of the planned kidnapping, the president failed to appear at the spot where Booth and his six fellow conspirators lay in wait.