Abraham Lincoln - 1861-1865
-Wins election on northern votes alone
-In 1860, Shortly after his election, South Carolina secedes
-Shortly after, in 1861, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas also secede
-Sends a resupply ship to South Carolina Fort Sumter, provoking South Carolina into firing on upon the fort.
-Utilizes presidential war powers very liberally during the Civil War
-Ignores a Supreme Court order to release a Peace Democrat
-Signs the emancipation proclamation in 1863, and in 1865 the 13th amendment is passed by Congress
-Assassinated in 1865 by John Wilkes Booth