On November 6, Lincoln is elected as the 16th President of the United States, receiving 180 of 303 electoral votes and about 40 percent of the popular vote in a five-way election. He is the first Republican President.
1861 March 4, Lincoln delivers his First Inaugural Address during inauguration ceremonies on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building.
1862 On February 20, 1862, William Lincoln dies at age 11 of typhus.
April 16, 1862, Lincoln signs an act that abolishes slavery in the District of Columbia.
On May 20, Lincoln approves the Federal Homestead Law.
1863 On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates. On November 19, Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at a ceremony dedicating the battlefield as a National Cemetery. …show more content…
Grant as General-in-Chief of all the Federal armies.
On November 8, Lincoln is re-elected, defeating Democrat George B. McClellan—Lincoln gets 212 of 233 electoral votes and 55 percent of the popular vote.
On April 11, Lincoln makes his last public speech, which focuses on the problems of reconstruction.
On April 14, Lincoln and his wife, Mary, see the play Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theater. John Wilkes Booth shoots the 56-year old president in the
1861 March 4, Lincoln delivers his First Inaugural Address during inauguration ceremonies on the steps of the U.S. Capitol building.
1862 On February 20, 1862, William Lincoln dies at age 11 of typhus.
April 16, 1862, Lincoln signs an act that abolishes slavery in the District of Columbia.
On May 20, Lincoln approves the Federal Homestead Law.
1863 On January 1, 1863, President Lincoln issues the final Emancipation Proclamation freeing all slaves in territories held by Confederates. On November 19, Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at a ceremony dedicating the battlefield as a National Cemetery. …show more content…
Grant as General-in-Chief of all the Federal armies.
On November 8, Lincoln is re-elected, defeating Democrat George B. McClellan—Lincoln gets 212 of 233 electoral votes and 55 percent of the popular vote.
On April 11, Lincoln makes his last public speech, which focuses on the problems of reconstruction.
On April 14, Lincoln and his wife, Mary, see the play Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theater. John Wilkes Booth shoots the 56-year old president in the