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Abraham wins presidency
Abraham Lincoln is elected president , the first Republican -
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Beginning of the Civil War
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South Carolina secedes
South Carolina secedes from the Union -
Southern States secede
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas secede from the Union as well -
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
Abraham Lincoln is sworn in as 16th President of the United States of America. -
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
