CIVIL WAR TIMELINE

Abraham Lincoln is elected as the 16th president

Civil War begins with the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter

Lincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation

The tide of the war turns as the Confederates are defeated at the battle of Gettysburg

Lincoln meets with Frederick Douglass who pushes for full equality for Union African-American troops

Congress approves the 13th Amendment

The Thirteenth Amendment is officially ratified and added to the Constitution

Robert E. Surrenders, THE CIVIL WAR ENDS