His-Story as told by US By Ron_McCullough Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Dec 31, 1877 His-Story as told by US This is a portion of U.S. History, which shows us the true colors of the country are not just red and blue. Nov 6, 1860 Lincoln is elected president of US Mar 4, 1861 President Lincoln was inaugurated Apr 12, 1861 Civil War Begins in Fort Sumter The Battle of Fort Sumter kicks off the Civil War. Jun 10, 1861 Rockville Expedition Jul 19, 1861 The 1st Battle of Bull Run Nov 6, 1861 Davis elected president of Confederacy Jun 19, 1862 Battle of Shiloh Sep 17, 1862 Battle of Antietam Jan 1, 1863 Emancipation Proclamation Mar 3, 1863 Habeas Corpus Suspended Jun 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg Jun 20, 1863 West Virginia is born Nov 17, 1863 Gettysburg Adress Nov 23, 1863 Battle of Chickamauga Sep 1, 1864 Battle of Atlanta Apr 9, 1865 The Civil War Ends Apr 14, 1865 Lincoln is assainated Apr 15, 1865 Johnson replaces Lincoln Dec 18, 1865 13th Amendment is passed Dec 24, 1865 The KKK is founded Apr 9, 1866 The Civil Rights Act is passed Mar 2, 1867 Reconstruction Acts passed Mar 30, 1867 Alaska purchased Feb 24, 1868 Johnson is impeached Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment is adopted Nov 3, 1868 Grant elected president Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment is adopted Apr 22, 1876 Baseball National League founded Jun 2, 1876 Bell patents the telephone Mar 3, 1877 Hayes is inaugurated