The Civil War, 1861-1865. Lincoln wrote the Emancipation Proclamation, gave the Gettysburg Address, 2nd Inaugural Address. Andrew Johnson, 1865-1869. Not elected to the presidency. First impeached president.
Black men get suffrage.
Got Alaska from Russia 1867. General of Union Forces in Civil War. Died of throat cancer, 1885. Labor violence during his term. 1917-1918 Federal Reserve and FTC Died from stroke.