Abraham Lincoln

by Don Fisher

Born Feb. 12, 1809

In a log cabin in Kentucky

Mother

Nancy HanksHe did Arithmetic on a board.

Hard Work Studied by Himself

Memorized parts

Many Jobs

Surveyor

Shopkeeper

Postmaster

Lawyer

In Springfield,

Illinois

Married Mary Todd

Four children, but three died

Became President in March 1861

Civil War started at Fort Sumpter in April

Lincoln Led the Unionduring the War

Emancipation Proclamation 1863

Freed the Slaves

Civil War Ended in April 9,1865

Five days later Lincoln went to the theater

President’s Box

Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth

Funeral Train

Lincoln’s Tomb in Springfield, IL