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 …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
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 …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