Lincoln Places
Where was Lincoln Born, and What Day and Year was Lincoln Born?
February 12, 1809 in Kentucky
What was Lincoln's biological mother's maiden name?
Hanks
What job did Lincoln work where he gained the nickname "rail-splitter".
He worked as a rail-splitter
What year did the Civil War Begin?
Apr 12, 1861
Who asssinated Lincoln?
John Wilks Booth
What state did Lincoln Become a Lawyer in?
Illinois
Abe's only child to live to adulthood?
Robert
To become a lawyer
Who was the president of the Confederacy?
Douglas
What state was Lincoln's assassin caught in?
Viginia
Where is the Lincoln Home National Historic Site?
Springfield IL
Lincoln's wife's name.
Mary Todd
During this job Abe was often found with a tool for clearing a type of vegetation? What was the tool?
An axe
Name 4 states of the Confederacy
What political party did Lincoln's assassin have sympathy towards?
The confederacy or democrats.
What state that borders the state where he became a senator did Abe move to when he was 7?
Indiana
Name 3 of Lincoln's kids names.
Robert Todd Lincoln (Son) · Tad Lincoln (Son) · Edward Baker Lincoln (Son) · William Wallace Lincoln (Son)
In 1847 he was elected to?
US House of Representatives
Who was the lead general of the Confederacy?
Robert E. Lee
What Bone did Lincoln's assassin break during his attempted escape?
His leg
Name a capital city of the Confederacy.
Richmond · Danville · Montgomery
How many biological siblings did Abe have?
He had a sister (Sarah) and a brother (Thomas)
What branch of military did Abraham earn the rank of Captain in? (Illinois state _____)
Illinois state militia
What day and year did the civil war end?
May 09, 1865
Name 2 places Lincoln's funeral procession stopped between D.C. to Illinois.
Lincoln’s funeral on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., on April 19, 1865. Lincoln’s body held up well through the first stops of the funeral train: Baltimore; Harrisburg, Pennsylvania; and Philadelphia. During the 20-hour marathon viewing in Philadelphia, perhaps 150,000 people passed by his coffin after waiting for up to five hours.