Abraham Lincoln

Birth-Death: (1809 - 1865 ) Term: (1861-1865 )

President Lincoln stated in his Inaugural Address that he would do his duty and preserve the Union. It was all too clear that the nation was moving towards civil war as he took his oath of office. To Lincoln, secession was illegal. When the Civil War began, Lincoln abandoned his personal life, and fought to defend the Union.

Administration of Abraham Lincoln

Vice President

Hannibal Hamlin (1861-65)
Andrew Johnson (1865)

Secretary of State

William H. Seward (1861-65)

Secretary of the Treasury

Salmon P. Chase (1861-64)
William P. Fessenden (1864-65)
Hugh McCulloch (1865)

Secretary of War

Simon Cameron (1861-62)
Edwin M. Stanton (1862-65)

Attorney General

Edward Bates (1861-64)
James Speed (1864-65)

Postmaster General

Montgomery Blair (1861-64)
William Dennison (1864-65)

Secretary of the Navy

Gideon Welles (1861-65)

Secretary of the Interior

Caleb B. Smith (1861-63)
John P. Usher (1863-65)

Abraham Lincoln

Birth-Death: (1809 - 1865 ) Term: (1861-1865 )

President Lincoln stated in his Inaugural Address that he would do his duty and preserve the Union. It was all too clear that the nation was moving towards civil war as he took his oath of office. To Lincoln, secession was illegal. When the Civil War began, Lincoln abandoned his personal life, and fought to defend the Union.

Administration of Abraham Lincoln

Vice President

Hannibal Hamlin (1861-65)
Andrew Johnson (1865)

Secretary of State

William H. Seward (1861-65)

Secretary of the Treasury

Salmon P. Chase (1861-64)
William P. Fessenden (1864-65)
Hugh McCulloch (1865)

Secretary of War

Simon Cameron (1861-62)
Edwin M. Stanton (1862-65)

Attorney General

Edward Bates (1861-64)
James Speed (1864-65)

Postmaster General

Montgomery Blair (1861-64)
William Dennison (1864-65)

Secretary of the Navy

Gideon Welles (1861-65)

Secretary of the Interior

Caleb B. Smith (1861-63)
John P. Usher (1863-65)