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Aberham Lincoln became the sixteenth president.
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South Carolina secedes from the union.
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The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer, as president
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President Lincoln issues a proclamation of blockade against southern ports.
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After four months as his own general-in-chief, President Lincoln hands over the task to Gen. Henry W. (Old Brains) Halleck.
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The president replaces McClellan with Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside as the new Commander of the Army of the Potomac
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President Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates and emphasizes the enlisting of black soldiers in the Union Army
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The tide of war turns against the south as the confederates are defeated at the battle of Gettysburg in Pennsylvania
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President Lincoln appointed Gen. Grant to command all of the armies of the United States. Gen. William T. Sherman succeeds Grant as commander in the west.
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General Lee surrendered in the parlor of this house
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President Abraham Lincoln dies at 7:22 in the morning. Vice President Andrew Johnson assumes the presidency.
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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, is finally ratified. Slavery is abolished
