On November 6, 1860, I was On January 1, 1863, I issued the

American Civil War 16 th President

elected the 16th
of the United States.
Emancipation Proclamation,
freeing all slaves in
1861-1865 Confederate-held territories.
On April 15, 1861 (3 days after the
first shots at Fort Sumter), I called On November 19, 1863, I
Battles Timeline on 75,000 volunteers to serve 3 delivered the famous Gettysburg
months in the Union army. Address, dedicating the
Battle of Fort Sumter battlefield as a National Cemetery.
April 12, 1861 ∣ South Carolina On April 19, 1865, John Wilkes Booth
Shot me in the head, causing
my death the following day.
First Battle of Bull Run/
Manassas
July 21, 1861 ∣ Virginia
Wash. Loyal to the Union
Territory ME
ay
Bloodiest D ry Battle of Antietam/ VT
U .S . H is to
in Sharpsburg Dakota Territory NH
OR MN
NY MA
September 17, 1862 ∣ Maryland WI
CT RI
MI
PA NJ
Nebraska Territory IA
Siege of Vicksburg Nevada Border
Territory OH MD DE
Utah IN
May 18-July 4, 1863 ∣ Mississippi Territory Colorado
IL
VA
States
Territory KS
CA MO KY
NC
Battle of Gettysburg TN
July 1-4, 1863 ∣ Pennsylvania Indian
New Mexico Territory AR SC
Territory
GA
Seceded
AL AFTER The
MS
Battle of the Wilderness Texas
LA
Outbreak Of
May 5-7, 1864 ∣ Virginia
Note: These War
are not ALL the FL
battles just
Battle of Appomattox some important
Seceded BEFORE
Court House ones to know.
The Outbreak Of War
April 9, 1865 ∣ Virginia