The American Civil War

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    THe American Civil War

  • Election of 1860

    The election of 1860 was the final event that triggered the South's decision to leave the Union by the election of Abraham Lincoln.
  • Jefferson Davis

    Jefferson Davis

    President of the Confederacy was Jefferson Davis of Mississippi. He had a hard time gaining popular support and was trying to increase exective power.
  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter was a fort in Charleston, South Carolina. This was the began of the Civil War. The Confederate started out with control over the fort but then the Union took it.

  • Battle of Bull Run

    The first major battle of the war.