Elizabeth+Abraham

= __Abraham Lincoln__ = =  [|http://www.sonofthesouth.net]  = =   Did you know Abraham Lincoln almost died once? Lincoln and a couple of other people had a job to sail a flatboat from Ke ntucky to New Orleans on the Mississippi. In the night, 7 slaves armed with knives, attacked their boat. They grabbed clubs and in the end drove them off. = =     Lincoln was born on a mattress of corn husks in a nest of bear rugs on the morning of february 12, 1809. Abraham was named after his grandpa who was killed by British-allied Indians. When Lincoln was 6 he began to learn his letters from a slave-owning Catholic teacher. In the frontier they called this a "blab school" where students learned by writing. There he learned his name and how to count. Through the rest of his life Lincoln had to try as hard as he could to learn things because he had to work on his farm at home. = =  In 1818 Lincoln's mom, Nancy, died from the sickness called "the milksick". After that Lincoln's dad got remarried and the new wife had 3 kids. Lincoln had one other sister that was the oldest. She died when he was 17. = =  When Lincoln turned 21, he and his family moved to Illinois. When they moved there thats when he started going to political meetings. Lincoln also made his first speech there. = =      = =     =
 * Lincoln serves as 16th U.S. president 1861-1864
 * He was reelected 1865
 * 1865 Civil war ends; Lincoln assassinated; 13th amendment to U.S. Constitution - abolishing slavery- is ratified.
 * Abe was 6'4 tall
 * Burial site: Oak Ridge Cemetery, Springfield, Illinios
 * 52 when first became president
 * republican
 * Had 4 kids; Robert, the first, lived the longest.
 * He died on April 15, 1864 at 7:22 a.m.