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South Carolina Secedes
South Carolina Secedes from the Union, (Unanimously Voted On) -
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Confederate Ship shoots at Supply Ship going to Fort Sumter
Confederates asked for Fort Sumter to be surrendered but President Buchanan refused. A un-armed Supply ship was sent to beef up the fort, but Confederates shoot at it, the ship sails away. -
Mississippi Secedes
seceded after Lincoln was elected -
Florida Secedes
seceded after Lincoln was elected -
Alabama Secedes
seceded after Lincoln was elected -
Georgia Secedes
seceded after Lincoln was elected -
Louisiana Secedes
seceded after Lincoln was elected -
Texas Secedes
seceded after Lincoln was elected -
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Confederacy was Officially Formed
Representatives of the 7 seceded states met in Montgomery and formed the Confederate States of America. -
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Bombardment of Fort Sumter
Confederate Gen. PGT Beauregard asked Fort Sumter to surrender to the south. Union Gen. Anderson from the Fort refused. So Confed. attacked for 2 days -
Fort Sumter Surrendered to the Confederacy
Union Fort Sumter was low on supplies so they lost, Gen. Anderson surrendered. -
Civil War Began
After Fort Sumter fell, the Civil War began -
Virginia Secedes
seceded after the fall of Fort Sumter -
Arkansas Secedes
seceded after fall of Fort Sumter -
North Carolina Secedes
seceded after the fall of Fort Sumter -
Tennessee Secedes
seceded after the fall of Fort Sumter