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    Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1809 and moved to Indiana as a child where he had little formal education but taught himself using any books he could find. His mother died when he was young and he was close to his stepmother. As a young man, Lincoln served briefly in the Black Hawk War in 1832 but saw no real action. He had a varied career before politics, working as a postmaster and store clerk and studying law. He was elected to the Illinois state legislature in 1834 as a Whig and later served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives before running for president in 1860.

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    Lincoln was born in Kentucky in 1809 and moved to Indiana as a child where he had little formal education but taught himself using any books he could find. His mother died when he was young and he was close to his stepmother. As a young man, Lincoln served briefly in the Black Hawk War in 1832 but saw no real action. He had a varied career before politics, working as a postmaster and store clerk and studying law. He was elected to the Illinois state legislature in 1834 as a Whig and later served one term in the U.S. House of Representatives before running for president in 1860.

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    Life of Abraham Lincoln…

    Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Kentucky on February 12, 1809. He moved to Indiana in
    1816 and lived there the rest of his youth. His mother died when he was nine but he was very
    close to his stepmother who urged him to read. Lincoln himself stated that he had about one
    year of formal education. However, he was taught by many different individuals. He loved to
    read and learn from any books he could get his hands on.

    Family Ties:

    Father: Thomas Lincoln - farmer and carpenter


    Mother: Nancy Hanks - died when Lincoln was nine. His stepmother, Sarah Bush Johnston, was
    very close to him.
    Siblings: Sarah Grigsby was the only sibling to live to maturity.
    Wife: Mary Todd - grew up in relative wealth. Four of her siblings fought for the South. She was
    considered mentally unbalanced.
    Children: Robert Todd - lawyer and diplomat; William Wallace - the only president's child to die
    in the White House, and Thomas "Tad" - died at 18.

    Abraham Lincoln's Military Career:

    In 1832, Lincoln enlisted to fight in the Black Hawk War. He was quickly elected to be the captain
    of a company of volunteers. His company joined regulars under Colonel Zachary Taylor. He only
    served 30 days in this capacity and then signed on as a private in the mounted Rangers. He then
    joined the Independent Spy Corps. He saw no real action during his short stint in the military.

    Career before the Presidency:

    Lincoln worked as a clerk before joining the military. He ran for the state legislature and lost in
    1832. He was appointed as Postmaster of New Salem by Andrew Jackson (1833-36). He was
    elected as a Whig to the Illinois legislature (1834-1842). He studied law and was admitted to the
    bar in 1836. Lincoln served as a US Representative (1847-49). He was elected to the state
    legislature in 1854 but resigned to run for the US Senate. He gave his famous "house divided"
    speech after being nominated.

    Whig- White House Information Group

    Black Hawk War was fought in 1832 in the Midwestern United States. The war was named for
    Black Hawk, a war chief of the Sauk, Fox, and Kickapoo Native Americans, whose British Band
    fought against the United States Army and militia from Illinois and the Michigan Territory
    (present-day Wisconsin) for possession of lands in the area.

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