Lincoln
Biography
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky
on Feburuary 12,
2009. When he was young, he moved around the country with his family
before finally moving to the state he is now famous for: Illinois.
After
being active in politics and even serving as a state legislator,
Lincoln
ran for president of the United States in 1860. As president, Lincoln
would go on to be Commander in Chief of United States (the
northern states) through the duration of the American Civil
War. After the war was won by the northern states, he
continued to plan and to fight for the equality of not only
African-Americans, but
all people who called themselves Citizens of the United States.
Before he could fully accomplish these goals, Lincoln was shot and
killed in April, 1865
