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(1809-1865)
In 1809, Abraham
Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky.
When he was still a boy, the family moved to the wilderness of Indiana.
He lived on a farm. He learned to read and write in school. He learned about
the country and the world by reading many books. Abraham Lincoln moved to Illinois.
He studied hard and became a lawyer. He was honest in the courts and with his
clients. Abraham Lincoln was known as Honest Abe.
Abraham Lincoln married Mary
Todd. They had four sons, but three of them died before they grew up. Two of
their sons enjoyed playing in the White House. One of them died there. Abe and
Mary were very sad when each of their sons died.
Abraham Lincoln liked political life. He started running for public office when he was in his twenties, and served in the state legislature in Illinois. He liked the Republican Party and ran for president. He was elected President in 1860.
Abraham Lincoln was the 16th President of
the United States. Many people didn't like him because he wasn't rich or a gentleman.
He chose his friends and helpers carefully.
In 1861 the South started the Civil War. They wanted to start their own country. Abraham Lincoln wanted to end the Civil War. He wanted the country to stay one nation. In 1863, Abraham Lincoln freed African-Americans from slavery. The South surrendered in 1864. The war ended with a Union victory!
Abraham Lincoln planned how to bring the South back into the union. But, Abraham Lincoln was killed while he was watching a play in 1865. John Wilkes Booth shot him because the South had lost the Civil War. Lincoln's plans for the rebuilding the south died with him.
Pictures on this page: Log Cabin and Abraham Lincoln with Top Hat from Microsoft Clip Art
Pictures on this page: Abraham Lincoln with son Todd from National Archives.
Page created May 25, 2002. Anne Pemberton. Updated Sun, August 10, 2008 . AP.
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