Civil war soldiers

Civil War

By jnielsen
  • Lincoln elected President of the US

    Lincoln elected President of the US

    Abraham Lincoln, who had declared "Government cannot endure permanently half slave, half free..." is elected president, the first Republican, receiving 180 of 303 possible electoral votes and 40 percent of the popular vote.
  • Jefferson Davis elected President of Confederate US

    Jefferson Davis elected President of Confederate US

    Jefferson DavisThe Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer, as president
  • The Civil War BEGINS!

    The Civil War BEGINS!

    Battle of Ft. SumterThe South attacks Fort Sumter South Carolina and starts the war.
  • Emancipation Proclamation

    Emancipation Proclamation

    President Lincoln issues an executive order freeing many slaves and laying the groundwork for the Thirteenth Amendment.
  • Civil War Ends!

    Civil War Ends!

    It's OVER!