On February 12, 1809 Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hardin County, Kentucky. Both of his parents were farmers. During his childhood, the Lincoln family moved several times, first to Indiana and later to Illinois. Abraham Lincoln's mother, Nancy Hanks, died when Lincoln was still a boy. When Abraham was about nine, his mother died. It was a terrible loss for him and his sister. Thomas Lincoln couldn’t raise the children by himself. Their home was miles from most other people. So he went back to Kentucky and returned with a new wife (Pascal 7). Thomas married a woman named Sarah Bush Johnston who was a widow who already had three children. Even though Lincoln missed his mother he quickly came to love Sarah.
Lincoln ran unsuccessfully for the Illinois state legislature. Two years later, he ran again and was successful. Lincoln was also starting to become an important figure in the Whig Party. Later Lincoln married his beloved wife Mary Todd in 1842. They had four sons together, two of which died tragically while still children. Then in 1846, Lincoln was elected to U.S. Congress, and moved to Washington to serve out his term in congress, where he spoke out against the Mexican War and sadly, unsuccessfully attempted to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. In 1849, Lincoln returned to Springfield to continue his career as a lawyer and spent more time with his family. His political life seemed to be over. Luckfully, his political life wasn’t. After being a lawyer Lincoln decided to run for president and won. Unfortunately, Lincoln died because he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. …show more content…
Abraham Lincoln’s killer, John Wilkes Booth, was a Maryland native born in 1838, who remained in the North during the Civil War despite his Confederate sympathies. As the conflict entered its final stages, he and several associates hatched a plot to kidnap the president and take him to Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital. (“Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination”) The plan of capturing Lincoln involved bringing Abraham Lincoln to Richmond, Virginia and demanding either peace between the Union and the Confederates or the release of Confederate soldiers as a ransom. Faced with idle time during his break from the theater, Booth became involved in a conspiracy to kidnap president Lincoln. (“John Wilkes Booth”) However, on March 20, 1865 the day of the planned kidnapping, Lincoln failed to appear at the spot where Booth and his six fellow conspirators lay in wait. Two weeks later, Richmond fell to the Union forces. After that, the Confederate army near collapse across the South, Booth came up with a desperate plan to save the Confederacy. On a late night in April, President Lincoln went to the Ford Theater and watched Our American Cousin. On the night of April 14th, the actor and confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth slipped into the president’s box at Ford’s theatre in Washington and shot him in the back of the head. Lincoln was carried to a boarding house across the street from the theater, but he never regained consciousness, and died in the early morning hours of April 15, 1865. (“Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination”) Lincoln died five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending
Lincoln ran unsuccessfully for the Illinois state legislature. Two years later, he ran again and was successful. Lincoln was also starting to become an important figure in the Whig Party. Later Lincoln married his beloved wife Mary Todd in 1842. They had four sons together, two of which died tragically while still children. Then in 1846, Lincoln was elected to U.S. Congress, and moved to Washington to serve out his term in congress, where he spoke out against the Mexican War and sadly, unsuccessfully attempted to abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. In 1849, Lincoln returned to Springfield to continue his career as a lawyer and spent more time with his family. His political life seemed to be over. Luckfully, his political life wasn’t. After being a lawyer Lincoln decided to run for president and won. Unfortunately, Lincoln died because he was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. …show more content…
Abraham Lincoln’s killer, John Wilkes Booth, was a Maryland native born in 1838, who remained in the North during the Civil War despite his Confederate sympathies. As the conflict entered its final stages, he and several associates hatched a plot to kidnap the president and take him to Richmond, Virginia, the Confederate capital. (“Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination”) The plan of capturing Lincoln involved bringing Abraham Lincoln to Richmond, Virginia and demanding either peace between the Union and the Confederates or the release of Confederate soldiers as a ransom. Faced with idle time during his break from the theater, Booth became involved in a conspiracy to kidnap president Lincoln. (“John Wilkes Booth”) However, on March 20, 1865 the day of the planned kidnapping, Lincoln failed to appear at the spot where Booth and his six fellow conspirators lay in wait. Two weeks later, Richmond fell to the Union forces. After that, the Confederate army near collapse across the South, Booth came up with a desperate plan to save the Confederacy. On a late night in April, President Lincoln went to the Ford Theater and watched Our American Cousin. On the night of April 14th, the actor and confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth slipped into the president’s box at Ford’s theatre in Washington and shot him in the back of the head. Lincoln was carried to a boarding house across the street from the theater, but he never regained consciousness, and died in the early morning hours of April 15, 1865. (“Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination”) Lincoln died five days after Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his massive army at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending