Abraham Lincoln Poster

Photo Poster of Abraham Lincoln

There have been numerous men in America’s history, one in particular that sticks out the most: Abraham Lincoln. Perhaps he was remembered by the populous to be a very tall man standing at 6’4”; nonetheless he was remembered as who he was as a man and our President. Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin on February 12, 1809 in Hodgenville, Kentucky (1). His mother, Nancy Hanks, had died when he was only 9 years of age from milk sickness. His father, Thomas Lincoln, was a farmer and carpenter, he was not a very delightful person however remarried a year following Nancy’s death, to a woman named Sarah Bush Johnson. Abraham loved to read, which made it problematic for his father to have him help out in the fields. Borrowing books from his neighbors eventually put himself through law school and thus starting his political career. While he was in law school, he had met Mary Todd and then married her after courting her for 3 years. In 1846 is when he started his political career.

Poster of 1860 Election Polls

After some time passed, he had lost interest in politics due to his father’s passing. A decade passes; in 1856 he jumped back into the pool of politics and ran for the U.S. Senate, in which he lost. In 1858, while in debates with Stephen A. Douglas, Lincoln delivered the ‘House Divided ‘ speech, thus losing that election as well [2]. Finally, in 1860 he had gone against John Bell, John C. Breckinridge and along with Stephen A. Douglas for Presidency and won, he became the 16th President of the United States of America. Then in 1864 he ran for reelection against George McClellan, during the campaign, the war turned to the North’s favor and Lincoln won [1]. He delivered his second inaugural address on March 4, 1865, not even a month had passed into his second term, John Wikes Booth assassinated him on April 14,