Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln is regarded as one of the illustrious heroes of America. Your story could be an exceptional rise from humble and modest to achieve the highest position in the country origins. This was followed by his untimely and tragic death at the same time that the nation needs him more to complete the great task he had started but not completed.

Lincoln was born in a log cabin in the Bluegrass State border in 1809, the semi-literate, Thomas Lincoln and, in all probability, Nancy Hanks Lincoln illegitimate. Thomas Lincoln had returned to Bluegrass State of Virginia, along with his father in 1782. The modest prosperity as a carpenter and farmer in the Bluegrass State border is won. He married Nancy Hanks, also illiterate in 1806. Lincoln was born in Sinking Spring Farm, three miles south of Hodgenville. Once he was two, the family moved to a different farm on Knob Creek about seven miles northeast of Hodgenville. On this farm of 230 acres, Abraham lived for five years, helping their parents and also learned alphabets, attending school.

During late 1816, the Lincoln once again changed to the new state of Indiana. The Lincolns lived in a very crude, triangular, sixteen miles north of the Ohio River refuge. It was here Abraham learned to use the ax and the plow. Also he helped his father built a log cabin out of hardwood forest.

Unfortunately, during the fall of 1818, Thomas Lincoln's sister -in-law and his family, who were visiting the Lincoln died due to illness of milk. In all probability it was caused by the consumption of milk from cows that had grazed on the snakeroot. Lincoln's mother also died in 1818.

After a year of roughing out, his father, Thomas Lincoln returned to Bluegrass State. There, he met another widow, Sarah Bush Johnston and married her. She and her three children were the new addition to the family. His stepmother long as the teenager Abraham's affection and guidance of his real father and mother always provided. With a desire to learn and motivation to excel, he read every book he could borrow from friends, neighbors and small libraries. However, Thomas Lincoln neither understands nor intellectual unity inspired his son. By contrast, he criticized Abraham for his laziness to prefer reading instead of working.

During six years of Lincoln in Salem, which is derived from one job to another. He worked as a mill hand, store clerk, surveyor, postmaster, and was also a partner in a retail store which unfortunately had to close. With a huge six feet and four inches tall and a sociable temperament, made many new friends.

Abraham Lincoln was totally against slavery. He had little respect for the people who denied the fruits of their labor slaves. This was one of the reasons why the relationship between father and son gradually deteriorated.

His early exposure to the world arrived sometime between 1828 and 1831. He traveled in a small freighter down the Mississippi to New Orleans. These visits broadened their horizons. It was also horrified to see men and women who bought and sold in the slave markets of New Orleans. Thereafter, for several years, he found central Illinois to be suitable to reside. During this period, he also volunteered to fight the Indians as a national soldier, however, saw no action. After that, he began to study law.

Later, he used to mock his military experience, removing as much of a true experience of war. He spoke of it as consisting of a bloody struggle with mosquitoes. Being elected captain of volunteers made their first confidence to furnish their main gift for men. He later said he gave much satisfaction that anyone ever had since.

After a preliminary defeat in 1832, Lincoln was elected two years later to the Illinois House of Representatives. Leadership succeeded immediately, earning a name as an exponent of the policy and as an able politician.

In 1840, Lincoln met and was engaged to Mary Todd (Mary Todd Lincoln), a daughter of a socially distinguished Lexington banker. Although they broke off the engagement shortly after they met again later in a cultural event and eventually married sometime in 1842. The couple had four children, of whom only one, Robert survived.

Abraham Lincoln served one term in the US House of Representatives from 1847 to 1849. His foray into national politics liked to be quite remarkable because it was quick. By the1850s, the railroad business is moving west and Illinois was found by turning an important center for various corporations. Lincoln served as company lawyer for the Illinois Central Railroad.

During the 1850 Lincoln major policy task it was to defend his own formula of economic vision. This restructured banking, industry, commerce, transport and agriculture. It was curious that despite being a Westerner, who had little interest in a kind westward expansion growth.

In 1854, Congress passed the law, which repealed the Missouri Compromise and allowed individual states and territories to decide for themselves whether or not it is permitted slavery.

In 1860, a support campaign was formed to Lincoln for president. Lincoln received approximately forty percent of the votes favored, however it took a hundred and eighty of 303 electoral votes. Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president appointed, select a powerful cabinet comprising of many of his political rivals.