| Y/M/D | Description | Place |
|---|---|---|
| 1856/05/16 | Aaron A Sargent is a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Chicago which will nominate Abraham Lincoln for President of the United States. | |
| 1860/05/18 | The 2nd Republican National Convention, held in Chicago from May 16 to 18, nominates on the third ballot attempt former US Representative Abraham Lincoln of Illinois for President of the United States. | |
| 1860/11/06 | "At Town House, and cast my vote for Lincoln and the Republican candidates generally - the first vote I ever cast for a President and State officers." Amos Bronson Alcott | Concord Town House, Concord, Concord, MA |
| 1860/11/06 | William Charles Love of Chaptico is the only man in St Mary's County to vote for Abraham Lincoln. Afterward, Love will have to shoot his way out of an ambush at Plank Bridge near Leonardtown to get home. | Leonardtown, Maryland |
| 1860/11/08 | On the train, just before we reached Fernandina, a woman called out: "That settles the hash." Tanny touched me on the shoulder and said: "Lincoln's elected." "How do you know?" "The man over there has a telegram." - MBC | Fernandina Beach, FL, Florida |
| 1861/02/13 | Vice President Breckinridge, presiding over the joint session of Congress that counted the electoral votes, announces that Abraham Lincoln has been elected President of the United States, defeating VP John C Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas. | United States Capitol, Washington, DC |
| 1861/03/04 | On the East Portico of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th President of the United States. | Eastern Portico, US Capitol, United States Capitol |
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