Civil War Times: The Nation Reunited

Battle of Gettysburg

Jul 1, 1863

The Battle of Gettysburg

The Gettysburg Address

Nov 19, 1863

Bliss Copy of the Gettysburg Address

John Wilkes Booth's Plan to Assassinate Lincoln

Period: Nov 8, 1864 to Apr 15, 1865

Booth's Plans

Sherman gifts Savannah to President Lincoln

Dec 22, 1864

Sherman's Gift

The Freedmen's Bureau is founded

Mar 3, 1865

General Lee surrenders to General Grant, ending the Civil War

Apr 9, 1865

Lee Surrenders to Grant

Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Apr 15, 1865

The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

13th Amendment

Dec 6, 1865

Abolition of Slavery

14th Amendment

Jul 9, 1868

Rights of Citizenship

15th Amendment

Feb 3, 1870

The Right to Vote

End of the Reconstruction Era

Mar 31, 1877