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SC succeeds from union
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Presidential Election 1860
Abraham Lincoln becomes president -
Forming of the Confederate States of America
representatives from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas -
Lincoln's first inaugural address
speech given for his first term -
Battle of Fort Sumter
the "first" battle of the civil war -
first battle of bull run
confederacy win, battle fought near Washington D.C. -
First battle of ironclads
The major significance of the battle is that it was the first meeting in combat of ironclad warships, i.e., the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia -
Battle of Shiloh
The Battle of Shiloh was a battle in the Western Theater of the American Civil War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern Tennessee -
Siege of new Orleans by the union
Battle of New Orleans, (April 24–25, 1862), naval action by Union forces seeking to capture the city during the American Civil War -
Second battle of bull run
The Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Battle of Manassas) was fought August 28–30, 1862, during the American Civil War. -
battle of Antietam
the bloodiest on day battle in american history -
Jefferson Davis appointed president of confederacy
