Answer:
Setting: America, Apr 12, 1861 – May 9, 1865
Abraham Lincoln - 16th President of United States during the Civil War, put Emancipation Proclamation (1893) in effect.
While there were other very important indiviuals involved in the Civil War, if you are centering these events around an individual and his goals and accomplishments, Lincoln is easiest the most important figure.
Other Important Individuals
Jefferson Davis, Clara Barton, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, Stonewall Jackson and William Tecumseh Sherman
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