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Abraham Lincoln elected President of the United States
On this day, Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States, without any support from southern states. He ran against John C. Breckinridge, a Southern Democrat, John Bell, a Constitutional Union candidate, and Northern Democrat Stephen Douglas, a U.S. senator from Illinois. -
Abraham Lincoln Becomes President
Abraham Lincoln became the 16th President of the United States on March 4, 1861. At this time, seven states had already seceded from the Union. -
Civil War Begins
Started at Fort Sumer, South Carolina with Confederate warships firing at Union troops. -
Ft. Donelson surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant
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Emancipation Proclamation signed
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President Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address
Lincoln said the Gettysburg Address because he felt that Americans needed to remember the sacrifice made by soldiers lost in the war, -
Lincoln Re-elected President of the United States
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13th Amendment Passed, Abolishing Slavery
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President Lincoln Inaugurated for Second Term
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President Lincoln Shot at Ford's Theatre
While attending a play, President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate Sympathizer. He died the day after. -
Civil War Ends
Last battle was fought at Palmito Ranch, Texas.
