3rd Quarter timeline By SuperBetsy Period: 1829 to 1837 Andrew Jackson is President. Period: 1837 to 1841 Martin Van Buren is President Period: 1841 to 1841 William Henry Harrison is President Period: 1841 to 1845 John Tyler is President Period: 1845 to 1849 James K. Polk is President Period: 1849 to 1850 Zachary Taylor is President Period: 1850 to 1853 Millard Fillmore is President Period: 1853 to 1857 Franklin Pierce is President Period: 1857 to 1861 James Buchanan is President Period: 1861 to 1865 Abraham Lincoln is President Apr 11, 1861 The Civil War Begins Period: 1865 to 1869 Andrew Johnson is President. Apr 9, 1865 Confederate General Lee surrendered to Union commander Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia Period: 1869 to 1877 Ulysses S. Grant is President