Civil War

Election of 1860

Nov 6, 1860

Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States.

Battle of Fort Sumter

Apr 12, 1861

First major battle of the Civil War

Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack

Mar 9, 1862

First battle between Ironclad warships.

Emancipation Proclamation

Jan 1, 1863

A piece of legislation passed by Abraham Lincoln that freed all slaves.

Abraham Lincoln Gets Shot

Apr 14, 1865

Lincoln was shot by a disgruntled Confederate while watching a play with his wife. He died from his injury the following day, April 15.

End of the Civil War

May 9, 1865

Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War.