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Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th preseident of the United States of America.
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Confederate soldiers fire fire first in this war. They fought over Fort Sumter in South Carolina, at 4:30 AM before dawn broke. 50 cannons were fired as Lincoln called troops to retake the fort.
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President Lincoln creates a Proclamation calling for 75,000 militiamen, and creates a special Congress session for July 4th.
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President Lincoln creates a proclamation to block ports, limiting the souths supplies.
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The U.S. Navy captures Confederate officials and England demands their release or war will break out. Lincoln releases them to prevent it.
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President Lincoln calls for naval and land forces to advance on February 22nd, Washington's birthday
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President LIncoln mourns over hte loss of his son, Willie, who died from a fever, at age 11.
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On Shilo in the Tennessee, a surprise attack kills 13,000 Confederate soldiers and 10,000 Union soldiers. It continues until April 7th
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At Antietam in Maryland, General Robert E. Lee and his Confederate soldiers are stopped by superior Union forces. 26,000 are dead, injured, or missing, marking it the bloodiest day in U.S. military history.
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Abraham Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves in Confederate territory and enlisting them in the Union army.
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President Lincoln delivers a two minute Gettysburg Address at a ceremony dedicating the Battlefield as a historical National Cemetary. This was after the Battle of Gettysburg going from July 1-3.
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The U.S. Congress approves the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, to abolish slavery. The amendment is then submitted to the states for ratification.
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Abraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth, and dies the next day as Andrew Johnson resumes presidency.
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Somewhere in May, the last of Confederate forces surrender, signaling the end of the war. Over 600,000 Americans died and 50,000 return as amputees. They host a parade to boost Amrica's weakening morale.
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The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, passed by Congress on January 31, 1865, is finally ratified. Slavery is abolished.
