Exceptional Abe

Abraham Lincoln was an exceptional man. He was not just a president, but also a man with a companionate heart who felt the importance of individual freedom. He believed slavery was evil and wanted to do away with it. During his presidency the North and South were fighting over the issue of slavery. Lincoln knew if the North and South split up into two separate Countries his great vision of the U.S. to be a governing body in Union would be diminished.
The future president of the U.S. was born on a farm. He had a sister named Sarah who was already one year old. Abraham and Sarah attended a log schoolhouse where they learned reading, writing and arithmetic. Nancy Lincoln then gave birth to her third child, Thomas, but it died in infancy. At a very young age Abraham was taught by his father Thomas Lincoln, slavery was wrong. Lincoln’s father had a big influence on his life.
Many people believe Lincoln grew up in poverty because he grew up in a log cabin. This is not...