Quiz Me! - People: Civil War and Reconstruction Test your knowledge about people in the Civil War and Reconstruction era! 1 / 2 This former lawyer lost a Senate race in 1858 but was elected President of the United States in 1860. Ulysses S. Grant Rutherford B. Hayes Abraham LIncoln Andrew Johnson 2 / 2 Abraham Lincoln delivered this short but powerful address which invoked the spirit of the Declaration of Independence in 1863. That address was the - 1st Inaugural Address Gettysburg Address Emancipation Proclamation 2nd Inaugural Address Your score is Try another 10!