Civil War 1859-1861

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  • Lincoln is elected.

    Abraham LIncoln is elected president of the United States

  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina secedes from the Union.

  • Attack on Fort Sumter

    South Carolina artillery fire on Fort Sumter
  • Period: to

    Secession

    Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas secede from the Union.

  • Kansas admitted to the Union

    Kansas is created as a free state.

  • Lincoln is inaugurated

    Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated as the 16th president of the United States.
  • Period: to

    Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina secede from the Union.

  • Union captures Alexandria, VA

  • Richmond becomes the capital

    Richmond, VA becomes the capital of the Confederate States of America.

  • The First Battle of Manassas

    Confederate Army takes the First Battle of Manassas.

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