Abraham Lincoln

17th US president

Mar 4, 1861

Inagural AddressLincoln becomes the United States first Republican President

Linclons Presidency

Period: Mar 4, 1861 to Apr 14, 1865

Blocks Ports

Apr 19, 1861

Lincoln proclaims a blockade of ports in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas

U.S. Department of Agriculture

May 15, 1862

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/usda/usdahome

Letter to Horace Greeley

Aug 22, 1862

Greeley

Signs Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Speech

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

Gettysburg Address

Nov 19, 1863

http://voicesofdemocracy.umd.edu/lincoln-gettysburg-address-speech-text/

Galluadet

May 8, 1864

Lincoln signs offical charter recognizing Gallaudet University as an offical University. Still to this day the president of the United States signs all degrees.

Second Term

Mar 4, 1865

Address

Assination

Apr 14, 1865