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Joshua Rayford Civil War Timeline.

By stcolumbanus

  • Abraham Lincoln and family

    Abraham Lincoln and family
    In 1840, Lincoln became engaged to Mary Todd, who was from a wealthy slave-holding family in Lexington, Kentucky.They met in Springfield, Illinois, in December 1839 and were engaged the following December.

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln became the 16th president in March

  • Lincolns Campaign

    Lincolns Campaign
    On May 9–10, 1860, the Illinois Republican State Convention was held in Decatur. Lincoln's followers organized a campaign team led by David Davis, Norman Judd, Leonard Swett, and Jesse DuBois, and Lincoln received his first endorsement to run for the presidency.

  • Civil War

    Civil War
    The south secedes when Abraham Lincoln was elected president.

  • Start of the Civil War

    Start of the Civil War
    The Civil War starts on April 12, 1861.
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    Civil War

    The Civil War starts and ends.

  • Civil War

    Civil War
    President Lincoln issued a war order authorizing the Union to launch a unified aggressive action against the confederacy. General McClellan ignored the order.

  • Abraham Lincoln

    Abraham Lincoln
    Abraham Lincoln was assasinated in April.