Civil War Times: The Nation Reunited By Mrs. Brown Jul 1, 1863 Battle of Gettysburg The Battle of Gettysburg Nov 19, 1863 The Gettysburg Address Bliss Copy of the Gettysburg Address Period: Nov 8, 1864 to Apr 15, 1865 John Wilkes Booth's Plan to Assassinate Lincoln Booth's Plans Dec 22, 1864 Sherman gifts Savannah to President Lincoln Sherman's Gift Mar 3, 1865 The Freedmen's Bureau is founded Apr 9, 1865 General Lee surrenders to General Grant, ending the Civil War Lee Surrenders to Grant Apr 15, 1865 Assassination of Abraham Lincoln The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Dec 6, 1865 13th Amendment Abolition of Slavery Jul 9, 1868 14th Amendment Rights of Citizenship Feb 3, 1870 15th Amendment The Right to Vote Mar 31, 1877 End of the Reconstruction Era
