ABRAHAM LINCOLN

Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 18 09, in Kentucky. His parents were Thomas and Nancy Lincoln; he was named for his paternal grandfather. At 7 years old he went to Indiana. He went to the briefly in Kentucky. He had 2 brothers, Sarah and Thomas. Thomas died in infancy and Nancy, his mother, died in 1818 of milk sickness, so Abraham’s father remarried next year with a woman that Abraham loved, Sarah Bush Johnston Lincoln, she brought three new step brothers of her own to Abraham’s family.

Lincoln loved to read and to work in the fields, but his father was the opposite so their relationship was difficult. In 1826 Abraham’s sister married Aaron Grigsley, but she died of childbirth in 1828. so Lincoln’s family moved to Illinois.

The next year Lincoln moved again but this time to New Orleans, and then he moved to Illinois again but this time to New Salem, until 1837. there he worked as a store operator, surveyin and postmaster, he earned the nickname ‘’honest Abe’’. He saw brief service in the black hawk war, and he made an unsuccessful run for the illlinois legislature in 1832, he won it four times, in 1834,1836, 1838 and 1840.

In Springfield he met and married Mary Todd, over the next 11 years he had four children: Robert, Edward, William and Thomas Lincoln. He became a successful attorney, so he and his family bought a house at the corner of eight and Jackson in 1844.

Years after, he run other times and won. In Washington he was known for his opposition to the slavery and the Mexican war. Then Lincoln converted in a good politician and made important things in his years as a senator. After years of debates and politics career, he was named 16th president of the United States on November 6th 1860, defeating Douglas, john bell and john C. Breckinridge.

Lincoln suffered the most difficult presidential year of all presidents in the united sates history.