Lincoln elected president, 1860
Southern states secede, 1860/1861
Confederacy takes shape, 1861
Attack on Fort Sumter, 1861
Preparing for war, 1861
Battle of First Bull Run, 1861
Trent affair, 1861
West Virginia becomes a state, 1861/1863
Emancipation Proclamation, 1861/1865
McClellan controversy, 1861/1862
Mid-term midterm elections, 1862
Diplomacy, 1861/1865
Prisoners of war, 1861/1865
Peace movements, 1861/1865
Black soldiers, 1861/1865
Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
Military draft, 1862/1864
Georgia campaign, 1864
Presidential election, 1864
Arming the slaves, 1861/1865
Hampton Roads Peace conference, 1865
Confederacy surrenders, 1865
President Lincoln assassinated, 1865.