Civil War Project

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  • 1860

    Abraham Lincoln elected president.

  • 1860

    The south secedes from the Union.

  • 1861

    Battle of Fort Sumter.

  • 1861

    Battle of Bull Run.

  • 1863

    Emancipation Proclamation singed.

  • 1863

    Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania concludes.

  • 1863

    President Lincoln delivers the " Gettysburg Address".

  • 1864

    Abraham Lincoln nominated for a second term as U.S. President.

  • 1864

    Abraham Lincoln is re-elected President of the United States.

  • 1865

    Abraham Lincoln is shot at Ford's Theater.

  • 1865

    Andrew Johnson sworn in as President of the United States.

  • 1865

    Lee surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House.

  • 1865

    Eight Lincoln- assassination conspirators convicted in Washington, D.C.

  • 1865

    War criminal Henry Wirz hanged.

  • 1865

    The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, becomes a part of the U.S. Constitution.