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| 13th Amendment Johnson, Andrew |  |
| 6th Dec The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, is passed |
| Arrest of Davis Davis, Jefferson | |
| 22nd May Washington Captured by the Union cavalry led by Benjamin Pritchard |
| Arrest of Davis Pritchard, Benjamin | |
| 22nd May Captures the defeated Confederate's President Jefferson Davis |
| Assassination of Lincoln Booth, John Wilkes | |
| 14th April Washington Assassinates President Lincoln by shooting him in the back at Ford's Theatre |
| Assassination of Lincoln Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 15th April Washington John Wilkes Booth, a fanatical Confederate assassinates Lincoln |
| Battle of Appomattox Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 9th April Appomattox The remains of the Army of Northern Virginis are defeated |
| Birth of Harding, Warren Gamaliel Harding, Warren Gamaliel | |
| 2nd Nov Birth of Warren Harding |
| Burial of Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 4th May Springfield Buried in Springfield |
| Constitution Johnson, Andrew | |
| 6th Dec The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, is passed |
| Death of Booth, John Wilkes Booth, John Wilkes | |
| April Death of John Wilkes Booth, shot in a barn refusing to surrender |
| Death of Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 15th April Washington Death of Abraham Lincoln, assassinated |
| Declaration of Amnesty Johnson, Andrew | |
| 29th May Washington Officially ends the civil war |
| Government Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 8th Nov Washington Appointed President of the USA, 16th President, 2nd term |
| Major Hayes, Rutherford Birchard | |
| Appointed Major General |
| Peace Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 2nd Mar Washington Rejects General Lee's plea for peace talks & demands unconditional surrender |
| President Johnson, Andrew | |
| Appointed President of the USA, 17th President |
| Siege of Carolinas Sherman, William Tecumseh | |
| Carolinas Sherman devastates the Carolinas , the "cockpit of seccession" |
| Slavery Johnson, Andrew | |
| 6th Dec The 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery, is passed |
| Surrender Confederates Grant, Ulysses Simpson | |
| 9th April Appomattox General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox courthouse |
| Surrender Confederates Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 12th April Appomattox Defeat ends the war in Virginia |
| 12th April Appomattox General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox courthouse |
| 12th April Appomattox The army of Northern Virginia, 29,000, are under Unionist control |
