Abraham Lincoln: Honest Abe During The Civil War
Do you know about a man who was killed in a theater during the Civil War? This man was born on February 12, 1809. This man was Abraham Lincoln. He was 10 or 9 years old when his mom died. Before that, he and his parents moved to Indiana. Abraham was known as being a honest, smart, and hard working man. To get the ball rolling, Abraham Lincoln was known as Honest Abe. The future president was first called “Honest Abe” when he was working as a young store clerk in New Salem lll… whenever he realized he had short change a customer by a few pennies, he would close the shop and deliver the correct change no matter how far he had to walk.” It means that he never took the wrong amount of change from a customer. As the writer mentions, “Today, historians
tell us there is not a single credible story of Lincoln’s being unfaithful to his wife.” This could mean that he was very truthful to his wife and didn’t tell her lies and also didn’t keep secrets from her. Did you know Abraham was also smart?
Additionally, Abraham Lincoln was a very smart cookie. “He went to school only for 12 months.” I think this means that was didn’t need to go to school for very long because he was a smart cookie. As the author states, “The Gettysburg Address is a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln at the November 19, 1863, dedication of Soldier’s National Cemetery, a cemetery for Union soldiers killed at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. He was a hard working man in his time too. As a final point, if he didn’t work hard at life, do you think he could be smart or honest? “He would walk for miles just to borrow a book.” This quote is basically saying that he loved to read. Also, “At a young age Abraham had to work hard splitting logs and other manual labor.” That example means that at a young age Abraham Lincoln started to do the hard work of a man. So Abraham Lincoln was a hard working president. Abraham was a honest, smart, and hardworking man. Abraham Lincoln was one of the people that helped end slavery.
tell us there is not a single credible story of Lincoln’s being unfaithful to his wife.” This could mean that he was very truthful to his wife and didn’t tell her lies and also didn’t keep secrets from her. Did you know Abraham was also smart?
Additionally, Abraham Lincoln was a very smart cookie. “He went to school only for 12 months.” I think this means that was didn’t need to go to school for very long because he was a smart cookie. As the author states, “The Gettysburg Address is a speech delivered by Abraham Lincoln at the November 19, 1863, dedication of Soldier’s National Cemetery, a cemetery for Union soldiers killed at the Battle of Gettysburg during the American Civil War. He was a hard working man in his time too. As a final point, if he didn’t work hard at life, do you think he could be smart or honest? “He would walk for miles just to borrow a book.” This quote is basically saying that he loved to read. Also, “At a young age Abraham had to work hard splitting logs and other manual labor.” That example means that at a young age Abraham Lincoln started to do the hard work of a man. So Abraham Lincoln was a hard working president. Abraham was a honest, smart, and hardworking man. Abraham Lincoln was one of the people that helped end slavery.