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1832 - Lost his job

1832 - Defeated for state legislature

1833 - Failed in business

1835 - Ann Rutledge, his fiance died

1836 - Had a nervous breakdown

1838 - Defeated for Illinois House Speaker

1843 - Defeated for nomination for Congress

1848 - Lost re-nomination for Congress

1849 - Rejected for land officer

1854 - Defeated for U.S. Senate

1856 - Defeated for nomination for Vice President

1858 - Again defeated for U.S. Senate

1861 - Many suggest that Lincoln failed to make diplomatic gains with southern political interests, and prevent the the Civil War

1861-1865

The effects of the Civil War on the economy and life of the southern states was that of devastation and turmoil.

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