2 March 1865Hampton Roads ConferenceAbraham Lincoln
Confederate commissioners seek terms that might preserve Southern political authority after the war
Historical records for United States of America in 1865, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Confederate commissioners seek terms that might preserve Southern political authority after the war
Conference ends without agreement as Union leaders demand reunion and Confederate leaders reject surrender terms
Lincoln insists that restoration of the Union is required before any peace settlement can be made
Lincoln meets Confederate commissioners aboard the steamer River Queen to discuss possible peace terms
Lincoln meets Confederate representatives but no peace settlement is reached
Lincoln refuses to recognize Confederate independence during the peace conference
Lincoln begins his 2nd term as President of the United States
Lincoln delivers his second inaugural address as victory over the Confederacy approaches
Lincoln speaks of reunion and reconstruction in his second inaugural address
Lincoln is inaugurated for his second presidential term
Lincoln begins his 2nd term as President of the United States
Lincoln is buried in Springfield Illinois
The remains of the Army of Northern Virginis are defeated
Lee's surrender to Grant effectively ends the principal Confederate field army in Virginia.
General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox courthouse
The Army of Northern Virginia is removed from the war, ending major Confederate resistance in Virginia.
The army of Northern Virginia, 29,000, are under Unionist control. General Lee surrenders to General Grant at Appomattox courthouse. Defeat ends the war in Virginia
Assassinates President Lincoln by shooting him in the back at Fords Theatre
Death of John Wilkes Booth, shot in a barn refusing to surrender
Captured by the Union cavalry led by Benjamin Pritchard
Captures the defeated Confederates President Jefferson Davis
Officially ends the civil war
Lincoln appoints Hugh McCulloch as Secretary of the Treasury
Robert E Lee surrenders to Ulysses S Grant at Appomattox Court House
Birth of Warren Harding
The Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery, is passed
The Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery, is passed
The Thirteenth Amendment, abolishing slavery, is passed
Appointed Major General
Appointed Major General
Appointed President of the USA, 17th President
Sherman devastates the Carolinas, the "cockpit of seccession"
John Wilkes Booth enters the presidential box at Fords Theatre and shoots Lincoln during a performance of Our American Cousin
John Wilkes Booth shoots Lincoln at Fords Theatre
After being shot Lincoln is carried across the street to Petersen House where doctors attend him through the night
Members of the cabinet military officers and family gather at Lincolns bedside during his final hours
News of Lincolns death spreads across the United States triggering national mourning and memorial services
Vice President Andrew Johnson prepares to assume the presidency following Lincolns death
Lincoln dies after being assassinated at Fords Theatre the previous night
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