Civil War By consolettid14 Jan 3, 1861 January 1861 -- The South Secedes. Abraham lincoln got elected president Feb 4, 1861 February 1861 -- The South Creates a Government. Feb 5, 1861 February 1861 -- The South Seizes Federal Forts. Mar 6, 1861 March 1861 -- Lincoln's Inauguration. Jul 1, 1861 July 1861 -- A Blockade of the South Jul 2, 1861 July 1861 -- First Battle of Bull Run. Apr 16, 2010 April 1861 -- Attack on Fort Sumter. Apr 16, 2010 April 1861 -- Four More States Join the Confederacy. Apr 16, 2010 June 1861 -- West Virginia Is Born. Apr 16, 2010 June 1861 -- Four Slave States Stay in the Union. Apr 16, 2010 July 1861 -- General McDowell Is Replaced. Apr 16, 2010 July 1861 -- General McDowell Is Replaced. Apr 16, 2010 July 1861 -- General McDowell Is Replaced