The city of Indianapolis is dotted with cultural and educational signs. They are located on the Indianapolis Cultural Trail. This one features a panel, timeline and 3D portrait.
Abraham Lincoln
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On January 1, 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing nearly 4 million slaves within the Confederacy. Lincoln was concerned that the Proclamation would be seen as a temporary wartime measure so he supported a constitutional amendment to make slavery illegal. The Thirteenth Amendment was passed in 1865 and officially abolished slavery. Also in 1863, Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on November 19 at the dedication of the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The speech, which lasted just over two minutes, is regarded as one of the greatest speeches in American history.
Abraham Lincoln
(February 12, 1809 April 15, 1865)
The son of a Kentucky farm couple, Abraham Lincoln was a self-educated man. During his childhood, his family moved to Indiana and later to Illinois. Lincoln's unusual height 16 feet 4 inches) and strength gave him an advantage at many physical tasks, from wrestling to wielding an axe. After serving in the linois General Assembly and U.S. House of Representatives, Lincoln embarked on a career as a lawyer. later returned to politics to oppose slavery. In the 1860 Presidential election, he defeated three other candidates, despite not being on the balliot in nine Southern states faced with the South's secession shortly after taking office, Lincoln guided the country through war and back to
1830
Lincoln's first study political office for seat in to the Illinois General Assembly
1834
After steving in the Illinois militia and working in a storekeeper postmaster and surveyor, Lincoln was elected to the Illinois General Assembly
1842
Lincoln married Mary Todd on November 4, 1842. Only one of their four children lived past childhood
1858
Lincoln became famous for his oratory in seven debates against Stephen Douglas in a race for a US Senate seat, whith Lincoln ultimately lost. The debates centered on the issue of slavery, which Lincoln opposed
1860
Lincoln was elected as the 16th President of the United States and the first president from the newly-formed Republican Party. He faced the risk of assassination even before taking office because of his opposition to slavery.
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1865
Elected to a second presidential term, Lincoln witnessed the end of the civil war but was assassinated six days later while attending a plauy in Washington DC