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He is elected president and received 180 of 303 electoral votes and 40% of the popular vote.
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At 4:30 a.m. Confederates under General Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 cannons on Fort Sumter, which marks the beginning o the Civil War.
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Pres. Lincoln issues a blockade against southern ports, which limits the ability for the South to stay well supplied for the duration of the war.
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The union army suffers a defeat and they then realize that it is going to be a long war. Thomas Jackson earns the nickname "stonewall" here.
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Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as Commander of the Department of the Potomac, replacing McDowell.
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Confederate surprise attack on Gen. Ulysses Grant's unprepared troops at Shiloh on the Tennessee River.
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This is the bloodiest day in US military history, leaving 26,000 men dead, wounded, or missing.
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This proclamation was issued by president lincoln and freed slaves.
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The army of the Potomac suffers a costly defeat at Fredericksburg in Virginia with a loss of over 12,000 men.
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Lincoln issues this, which frees all slaves in territories held by the confederates and emphasizes the enlisting of black soldiers in the Union army.
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The union army is defeated by Lee's much smaller force as a result of Lee's daring tactics.
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The tide of war turns against the south as the confederates are defeated by the union army.
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This was a costly mistake by Grant that resulted in the death of 7,000 casualties in 20 minutes.
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After destroying Atlanta's warehouses and railroad facilities, Sherman begins a march to the sea.
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Lee surrenders to Grant at the village of Appomattox Court House in Virginia.
