1815-1865

2. Lincoln’s wife
5. The general Lincoln appointed to lead the Union Army in 1864
9. The war during Lincoln’s presidency (Civil)
11. Lincoln grew up in this type of frontier structure
12. The theater where Lincoln was assassinated
14. Lincoln’s occupation before becoming president
16. State where Lincoln was born
17. Lincoln’s famous 1863 speech honoring soldiers killed in battle (Gettysburg)
18. The fort attacked in 1861 starting the Civil War
19. The assassin who killed Lincoln
20. Lincoln served as a representative for this Midwestern state

1. Lincoln delivered his second inaugural address in this year
3. Lincoln's nickname, referring to his honesty
4. The Southern states formed this during the Civil War (Confederacy)
6. Lincoln was the first president from this political party
7. Lincoln issued this declaration to free slaves in Confederate states
8. amendment passed after his death, abolishing slavery
10. Lincoln signed this act that offered land to settlers in 1862
13. Lincoln debated this Illinois Senator in 1858
15. The famous document Lincoln described as "four score and seven years ago"