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Abraham LincolnBirth-Death: (1809 - 1865 ) Term: (1861-1865 ) The Presidency of Abraham Lincoln is well known for the Civil War. Lincoln considered to breakaway states to be in rebellion, and not separated from the Union, which accounts for his lenient policies for readmitting states into the Union after the war was over. |
Chronology of Abraham Lincoln1860 - Lincoln Elected 1860 - South Carolina Secedes 1861 - Confederacy Formed 1861 - Fort Sumpter Attacked 1862 - Battle at Antietam 1863 - Emancipation Proclamation 1863 - Gettysburg 1864 - Homestead Act 1865 - Wade Davis Bill 1865 - Lee Surrenders 1865 - Lincoln Assassinated |
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