Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth US president He did not receive much formal education But he loved reading When Lincoln was just 25 he was elected to the Illinois state legislature Later he served in the US House of Representatives Lincoln became president in 1861 As president he led the country through the American Civil War Today many people remember him as the greatest leader in US history
The 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln
Timeline 1809 On February 12 Abraham Lincoln was born in Hodgenville Kentucky 1846 Lincoln won a seat in the US House of Representatives 1834 Lincoln won a seat in the Illinois state legislature 1860 On November 6 Lincoln was elected the sixteenth US president
The 16th President of the United States Abraham Lincoln 1861 In January seven Southern states formed the Confederate States of America The Confederacy attacked Fort Sumter on April 12 starting the American Civil War 1863 Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1 1865 The American Civil War ended Abraham Lincoln died on April 15
