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South Carolina officially secedes from the Union, becoming the first state to do so.
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Mississippi secedes from the Union.
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Florida secedes from the Union.
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Alabama secedes from the Union
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Georgia secedes from the Union.
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Louisiana secedes from the Union.
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Texas secedes from the Union.
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Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th President of the United States.
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The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is singed in Montgomery, Alabama.
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The Civil War started at Fort Sumter because of the uncompromising differences between the free and slave states. The differences involved slavery and the territories that had not yet become states.
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Virginia secedes from the Union.
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Arkansas secedes from the Union.
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Tennessee secedes from the Union.
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North Carolina secedes from the Union.
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General George B. McClellan took command of the army of Potomac in the North for the Union.
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General Robert E. Lee took command for the Confederate Army.
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Lincoln replaces McClellan with General Ambrose Burnside as commander.
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General Joseph Hooker took command after General Ambrose Burnside for the Union.
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General George G. Meade took command after General Joseph Hooker for the Union army.
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President Abraham Lincoln gave a two minute speech to create a National Cemetery to reconfirm aims for the country.
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Ulysses S. Grant takes command for the Union army by Lincoln.
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The Election of 1864 fell in the midst of the war. The Northern Democrats nominated General McClellan. The Republicans nominated Abraham Lincoln once again. Lincoln won the election.
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The United States Congress approves the 13th Amendment to the Constitution. This amendment abolished slavery.
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The 13th Amendment is ratified by the States and slavery is abolished.
