10-day forecast. 1  Weather News. 2  Dangerous surf will threaten some beachgoers this weekend AccuWeather. 3  Big Sur usually canât keep people away.  Several states at risk of hail, floods during stormy Easter weekend AccuWeather.
Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught Illinois lawyer, legislator and opponent of slavery, was elected president in November 1860âbut by the time of his inauguration in March 1861, seven Southern states had seceded, and the Civil War began a few weeks later.
Rejoined the Military at the Start of the Civil War. Grant rejoined the military and was soon appointed the Colonel of the Twenty-First Illinois Infantry. He led the capture of Fort Donelson, Tennessee in February, 1862, the first major Union victory. He was promoted to be Major General of the US Volunteers.