Abraham Lincoln was one of America’s greatest presidents; Here we look at his quick life and his remarkable achievements.
Born on February 12, 1809 in Harden County, Kentucky, the only child of two poor farmers, Abraham “Abe” Lincoln spent a good part of his childhood in a single room with his parents. Impoverished, the parents of Abe Thomas Lincoln and Nancy Hanks of Lincoln, unfortunately could not keep the running costs of their farm and through court order< /a> told to leave, the family made a new start in Perry Country, Kentucky, where just 9-year-old Abe lost his mother to milk poisoning.
Thomas Lincoln married first and after moving around several times the family finally settled in Cole County, Illinois. Due to financial constraints, Abe was only able to attend school for a short 18 months, and he educated himself mainly by reading as much as his mind would consume, enough to eventually pursue a career as a lawyer, albeit a struggling one. . While at the law firm, Lord Lincoln married Mary Todd, at the home of one of Mary’s brother-in-law’s colleagues. Quick-witted like Abe and with an unusual interest in politics for a lady of that age, the two quickly fell in love with each other and were married on November 4, 1842.
The couple, although very much in love, found their differences in each of the other huge. Raised as a trained and educated Mary Todd as a “southern belle”, the slave finds herself struggling to find herself the daughter of a rich master. the wife of a poor lawyer. The couple had their first 4 children, Robert and Edward, and they were happy. Mr. Lincoln’s wife’s impulses joined the political controversy and was later elected to a term in Congress. Tragedy struck when Lincoln’s son Edward died of pity. Subtly, the family was worried and political ambitions were put aside as Lord Lincoln completed his term in Congress and returned to life as a struggling lawyer. Depressed by the loss of her son, Mary decided that because of her other children and her husband Abe being absent again, the time would be right for them to have one more child to brighten their home, nine months after their Lincoln. the fourth and last child, a child again.
Happy again, the couple once again focused on the political life of Lincoln, but this time the nation was divided on the view that continued slavery and the war because of it, the South lacks “succession” or removal from the party
In 1862 President Lincoln the Emancipation Proclamation was signed into law, service on Jan 1 the following year. The president stated his view of equality, “I intend no modification of my oft-expressed person, that all may be free everywhere,” and affirmed the freedom to allow slaves to join the military and help win Civil War, which they did, and thus preserve the entire union.
During the same turbulent time as the President, the couple had three other children but sadly lost another child to Willie’s illness. With the war well over and restored, Abe decided to spend more time with Mary, who was suffering from the depression of raising two children. On the evening of April 14, 1865, while watching a play with his wife at Ford’s Theater, President Abraham Lincoln was shot in the back of the head by a nearby Southern sympathizer, a Confederate spy John Wilkes Booth. Booth escaped and was later shot and killed. President Lincoln died the next morning. President Lincoln has since been remembered as America’s “Great Emancipator”. Here are 15 facts about Abe Lincoln.
#1 Abraham (“Abe”) Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809, to his parents on a 348 acre farm in Hardin County, Kentucky.
#2 Although the farm was big, the family was poor and uneducated and it is true that all three lived in one room log cabin the village
#3 In 1816 the Lincoln family lost their farm and moved to Perry County in Indiana.
#4 When Abe was just a boy of 9, his mother passed away. Nancy Hanks of Lincoln died from “milk”, which simply means ingested milk from a cow that eats weeds. poisonous people 34 She was alone.
#5 Thomas Lincoln Abedad, soon married a lady named Sarah Bush Johnston.
who was appeasing to the young Abe and called his mother until his death.
#6 Although it was customary in 1800 to hunt and fish for food, Abe avoided it, as he had. with a kind heart and wildly respected the lives of the locals.
#7 Abraham Lincoln actually had 18 months of schooling, the rest of his life he spent educating himself.
#8 Abraham Lincoln visits his wife Mary Todd at a party hosted by her sister Elizabeth. Unlike Lincoln, Todd was a wealthy and educated writer, but Mary saw differences beyond culture and recognized only the strength and goodness of Abe’s mind. Robert Todd, Mary’s father, is said to have “owned” over 200 slaves, including Mary’s beloved “Mammy Sally”, who raised Mary after her mother died when she was only 6.
#9 They were married on November 4, 1842.
#10 Through their marriage, Abe and Mary had four children, Robert (named after Mary’s father), Edward, William “Willie”, Thomas (named after Abe’s father) “tad or Taddie”.
#11 Sadly, but all, Robert, the eldest son of Lincoln, died at a young age, due to ailments that could be easily treated today.
#12 A lawyer, Abe Lincoln started his political career at just 23 years of age.
#13 Despite the stops and starts in Lincoln’s political life, he was elected 16 President of the United States on 6 November 1860. His victory was successful against Mary-todd-lincoln”>Mary-todd-lincoln former son-in-law, Stephen A. Douglas.
#14 On September 22nd 1862, President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation was announced to end slavery and later took effect on January 1st, 1863. One of Abraham Lincoln’s most famous and clever quotes on slavery is “Every time I hear someone arguing about slavery, I feel a strong impulse. the vision was examined by itself.
#15 Although slavery and the Civil War had ended, a famous actor and Confederate spy named John Wilkes Booth took Lincolns abolition seriously. What did the afternoon of slavery mean? On April 14, 1865, at Ford’s Theater, he and the First Lady watched a play entitled “Our American Cousin.” President Lincoln had just taken the first lady’s hand in his, when Booth hid in Lincoln’s box and coldly shot the President in the back of his head. Booth escaped from the box by jumping several feet below, still escaping with a broken leg. President Lincoln died in the boarding house across from the theater at 7:22 am on April 15, 1865, only 56
