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Texas and the union
On this day Texas seceded from the the union -
Febuary 1861
At a convention in Montgomery, Alabama the seven seceding states created the confederate constituion. Jefferson Davis was named provisional president until elections could be held. -
Lincoln's Inauguration
At Lincoln's inauguration on March 4, the new president said he had no plans to end slavery in those states where it already existed, but he also said he would not accept secession. He hoped to resolve the national crisis without warfare. -
South Attacks forts
The south started to seize American Forts. The supply ship that was going to Fort Sumter had to return to New York undelivering the supplies because fort Sumter was taken under artilery fire -
January 1861
south secedes. Abraham Lincoln was elected president. South Carolina seceded from the union along with six other states afterwards. -
Four slave states stay in the union
Despite their acceptance of slavery, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri did not join the Confederacy. Although divided in their loyalties, a combination of political maneuvering and Union military pressure kept these states from seceding. -
West virgina is born
On this date west virgina became a offical state -
Blockade of The south
To blockade the coast of the Confederacy effectively, the federal navy had to be improved. By July, the effort at improvement had made a difference and an effective blockade had begun. The South responded by building small, fast ships that could outmaneuver Union vessels. -
McDowell Replaced
Suddenly aware of the threat of a protracted war and the army's need for organization and training, Lincoln replaced McDowell with General George B. McClellan. -
First Battle of Bull Run
Public demand pushed General-in-Chief Winfield Scott to advance on the South before adequately training his untried troops. Scott ordered General Irvin McDowell to advance on Confederate troops stationed at Manassas Junction, Virginia. McDowell attacked on July 21, and was initially successful, but the introduction of Confederate reinforcements resulted in a Southern victory and a chaotic retreat toward Washington by federal troops.
