Lake City, Iowa, February 19, 1909.
ILLUSTRATIONS
- [Abraham Lincoln].
- [The Author].
- [Jacob S. Brother], who when a boy lived in the Kentucky Lincoln cabin.
- [United Brethren Church] on Indiana Lincoln farm.
- [Rev. Allen Brooner], an associate of Lincoln in Indiana.
- Mr. and Mrs. [Captain Lamar], who knew Lincoln in Indiana.
- Honorable [James Gentry], of Indiana.
- [Elizabeth Grigsby], one of the double wedding brides in Indiana.
- [Ruth Jennings Huff], daughter of Josiah Crawford.
- [Rifle Gun] owned jointly by Lincoln and Brooner in Indiana.
- [David Turnham], the Indiana Constable, and wife.
- [George W. Turnham], son of David Turnham.
- [William D. Armstrong], defended by Lincoln in 1858.
- [Hannah Armstrong], who boarded Lincoln; he later defended her son.
- [Walker and Lacey], associated with Lincoln in the Armstrong case.
- [Moses Martin], still living, signed Lincoln's temperance pledge in 1847.
- Major[ J. B. Merwin], still living, campaigned Illinois with Lincoln for prohibition in 1854-55.
- Rev. [R. L. McCord], who named Lincoln as his choice for President, in 1854.
- Site of the [old still-house] in Indiana, where Lincoln worked.
- [Triplets], yet living, named by Abraham Lincoln.
- [House] in which Lincoln died.
- [Lincoln's mill].
CHRONOLOGY
- Born in Hardin (now Larue) County, Kentucky, February 12, 1809.
- Moved to Spencer County, Indiana, in 1816.
- His mother, Nancy, died October 5, 1818, aged 35 years.
- His father married Sarah Bush Johnson, 1819.
- Moved to Illinois, March, 1830.
- Captain in Black Hawk War, in 1832.
- Appointed postmaster at New Salem, Illinois, in 1833.
- Elected to Illinois Legislature in 1834, 1836, 1838, 1840.
- Admitted to the bar in 1837.
- Presidential elector on Whig ticket, 1840, 1844.
- Married to Miss Mary Todd, November 4, 1842.
- Elected to Congress in 1846, 1848.
- His father, Thomas, died January 17, 1851, aged 73 years.
- Canvassed Illinois for State prohibition in 1855.
- Debated with Stephen A. Douglas in 1858.
- Nominated for President at Chicago, May 16, 1860.
- Elected President, November 6, 1860.
- Inaugurated President, March 4, 1861.
- Issued call for 75,000 volunteers, April 15, 1861.
- Issued Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863.
- His address at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, November 19, 1863.
- Renominated for President at Baltimore, June, 1864.
- Reëlected President, November 8, 1864.
- Reinaugurated President, March 4, 1865.
- Shot by John Wilkes Booth, April 14, 1865.
- Died April 15, 1865.
- Buried at Springfield, Illinois, May 3, 1865.