B1 Nicole B Jessica C By nicole52050 Mar 4, 1861 Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincolns Inauguration Apr 12, 1861 Commander and Cheif; The Civil War Civil war began in 1861 and Lincoln took post as the commander and cheif Mar 1, 1864 Lincoln appoints Ulysses S Grant to General-in-Cheif During the Civil War Lincoln appoints Ulysses S Grant to general in Cheif.