Facts about Abraham Lincoln

A few years later he also lost his older sister, who died of postpartum fever.

He was self-taught and owed his love of reading and writing to his stepmother, Sarah Bush Johnston, who encouraged his learning and nurtured his development.

At the age of 23, he opened a tavern with his friend William Berry. Unfortunately, the partner’s alcohol problems caused Lincoln to work alone most of the time, and after Berry’s death, he spent 10 years paying off the debts Berry generated.

Perversely, the song was regarded as a kind of Confederate anthem, gaining popularity during the vote for Southern secession in 1860.

During the escape of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, when asked by General Sherman whether he should be pursued and captured, Lincoln, who had no interest in pursuing Davis, quoted the story of a non-drinking man who, when offered lemonade, stated that if the host added brandy to it in such a way that he did not know about it, he would not be able to refuse to drink the beverage served.

He assumed office on 4th March 1861.

The assassin, actor Wilkes Booth, shot Lincoln from a close range after breaking into the presidential lodge. Lincoln died on 15th April 1865, at 7:22 in William Peterson’s mansion, where he was transported from the theater in serious condition.

Nancy’s father was also named Tom.