Abraham Lincoln
by Don Fisher
Born Feb. 12, 1809
Mother
In a log cabin in Kentucky
He did Arithmetic on a board. Nancy Hanks
Hard Work Studied by Himself
Memorized parts
Many Jobs
Postmaster
Shopkeeper
Surveyor
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 Union
during 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