What was Abraham Lincoln's life like?

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Abraham Lincoln's Life
Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Kentucky on February 12, 1809.
When Abe was young, he helped his family work on their farm in Kentucky and, later, in Indiana and Illinois. He loved to read and would read books as often as his chores would allow him to.
In 1834 he began studying law and became a lawyer in Springfield, Illinois. Abraham also ran for public office and served in the Illinois legislature and for the U.S. House of Representatives.
Abraham married Mary Todd in 1842.
Abraham Lincoln was voted in as the 16th President of the United States of America on November 6, 1860. Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th President of the United States of America on November 6, 1860. This photo shows Lincoln at his first inaugural address in 1861 at the U.S. Capitol. You can see that the Capitol building was under construction during this time.
This photo was taken on October 3, 1862, when Lincoln was meeting with some of his leaders during the Civil War. Some of the leaders include Colonel Alexander S. Webb, General George B. McClellan, Scout Adams, and R. Johnathan Letterman.
Here is a photo of Abraham Lincoln giving his famous Gettysburg Address and a photo of his speech.
The photo on the left is Abraham with his son William Wallace Lincoln. The photo on the right is Abraham and his son Thomas; it was taken on February 5, 1865.
Lincoln loved to read, and he is reading to his family in this picture. Mary and Abraham had four sons: Robert, Edward, William, and Thomas.
Three of the Lincoln boys died before the age of 18. Only their oldest son, Robert Todd Lincoln, lived to be an adult and have children of his own.
Lincoln won a second election as president. Here he is at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 1865, giving his inauguration speech. He served just over a month before his assassination.
This is Ford Theater where Lincoln was assassinated on April 14, 1865.

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