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Civil War

By jazmynl
  • Abraham wins presidency

    Abraham wins presidency

    Abraham Lincoln is elected president , the first Republican
  • Period: to

    Beginning of the Civil War

  • South Carolina secedes

    South Carolina secedes

    South Carolina secedes from the Union
  • Southern States secede

    Southern States secede

    Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas secede from the Union as well
  • Confederate States are formed

    Confederate States are formed

    The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer, as president.
  • Lincoln is sworn into presidency

    Lincoln is sworn into presidency

    Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th President of the United States of America.
  • Fort Sumter is attacked

    Fort Sumter is attacked

    At 4:30 a.m. Confederates under Gen. Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.
  • Civil War Begins

    Civil War Begins