How Did Abraham Lincoln Bane

In the early morning hours of October 1st, 1818, at the age heedless age of nine, the first of many tribulations stared young Abraham Lincoln in the eye: The death of his mother (Sandburg 24). This tragedy impacted Lincoln greatly, but also planted the seed of compassion and reason. Lincoln recalled how he would comfort his older sister when she would become overwhelmed with their late mother’s household duties, and at night, how he would appease his younger brother by telling him wild stories which young Abe would think of throughout the day. Abraham Lincoln’s resolve, and steady voice of reason enabled him to motivate his troops during the first days of the Union advance, and throughout the entirety of the Civil War; His calming demeanor,

For Abraham Lincoln, this was a different story. As a child, Lincoln enjoyed reading to his siblings, and telling stories. The local preacher in young Abraham’s community, often recalled seeing Abe standing on a large tree stump behind the church. Where young Lincoln could be seen reciting funny poems and lyricals to an imaginary audience of milkweed and flowers, which sat before him (Sandburg 27). As Lincoln grew up, he became more and more well educated and versed in the world of literature. Unsurprisingly, Lincoln’s love for literature and reading is evident throughout the entirety of his childhood, and teenage years. Lincoln’s step-mother, Sarah Bush-Lincoln, recalled young Abraham walking eighteen plus miles just to get new reading materiel on a regular basis (27). Lincoln’s extensive literature and writing abilities were recognized in the most unusual way. After being uninvited to his two step-brother’s double wedding; Lincoln wrote a comical story of sorts about the brides and grooms titled, The Chronicles of Reuben: “Finally… the waiters took the two brides upstairs, placing one in a bed at the right hand of the stairs and the other on the left; Then placing the men in bedrooms opposite. When the mother was alarmed of the true events, she ran to one of the beds and exclaimed, “O Lord, Reuben, you are in bed with the wrong wife.” The young men, both alarmed at this,

Lincoln worked on many different committees. One day, Abe was appointed to a committee focusing strictly on bill revision and clarification. Lincoln was enthralled in this kind of work, and genuinely enjoyed revising the bills which were put before him. After being dismissed from this committee Lincoln decided to study the law (Sandburg 55). Lincoln worked with John Todd Stuart, who encouraged him to pursue law by lending him advice and loaning him law books while Abe was in school. In 1837, after earning a degree as a lawyer, Abe was brought on as Stuart’s law partner (55). In some of Lincoln’s first cases he was recognized for his fairness among the parties involved. Lincoln’s experience as lawyer made him a better, and more well-rounded political figure which influenced how he handled dilemmas on the floor of the senate. Lincoln, with a little points humor, had a cogent debate with Usher F. Linder on the floor of the Illinois senate, over a bill concerning the illicit investigation of a bank in Springfield; “Mr. Linder has the faculty of entangling a subject, so that neither himself, or any other man, can find head or tail of it(57).” Linder, after his squabble with Lincoln on the senate floor; “I would have felt more appropriate sitting as a defendant, with Mr. Lincoln trying to prosecute me as such (57).” It turned out that Lincoln was on the right side of the metaphorical