His Life:
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 Abraham Lincoln was born February 12, 1809 in
Hardin County, Kentucky.
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In 1816 Abraham and his family moved to Indiana
partly on account of slavery but mostly because
land titles in Kentucky were becoming difficult
to hold.
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In 1818 his mother died and his father remarried
the next year.
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In 1830 the Lincolns moved to Illinois.
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In 1832 Abraham Lincoln ran for the Illinois
legislature but, he was not successful.
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He ran again in 1834. This time he was elected
to the lower house and held this position until
1841. The party he was affiliated with was the
Whig party.
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He became a lawyer in 1836. This law firm was a
successful business for him although he did not
seek capital gain.
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On November 4, 1842 Lincoln married Mary Todd.
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They had four sons: Robert Todd, Edward Baker,
William Wallace, and Thomas.
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Lincoln served one term, from 1847-1849, in the
U.S. House of Representatives.
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After his tenure in the House he went back to
Illinois and continued as a lawyer.
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In 1860 Lincoln ran for the presidency as the
Republican candidate.
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He won the presidency mostly on the fact that
the Democratic party was torn in two between the
North and the South.
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By the time Lincoln was inaugurated in 1861,
seven states had already seceded.
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On April 12, 1861 the Civil War began when South
Carolina fired at Fort Sumter.
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The Civil War was not Lincoln's only problem. He
also had to deal with politics.
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In 1864 one of his former General, George McClellan, ran for office against him.
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Lincoln won the presidency again but the war
still did not end.
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On April 9th, 1865 Robert E. Lee surrendered
ending the Civil War.
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Five days later on April 14th, 1865 Lincoln went
to a play with his wife. During this play John
Wilkes Booth slipped into Lincoln's box and shot
him in the head.
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Abraham Lincoln died the next day at 7:22 AM at
the hospital.
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