ABRAHAM LINCOLN BIOGRAPHY
...eft home to go his own way in life. In 1832, Abraham Lincoln joined the Illinois militia for the Black Hawk War. Abraham tried to get into and to be in involved politics and law institutions and until 1838, he was re-elected for the 3rd time to the Illinois House of Representatives. In 1854, Lincoln was elected to the Illinois legislature, but declined the office to become a candidate for the U.S. Senate.. He received 110 votes for Vice-President at the Republican National Convention. In 1858, Abraham Lincoln got appointed by the Republicans to run for the U.S. Senate. He gave his famous "House Divided" speech. In 1860, November 6th, Abraham Lincoln was elected fir President. Abraham Lincoln the 16th President of the United States on March 4, 1861. The Civil War began, and on April 15th Lincoln calle...