civil war By priya.vayani Nov 6, 1860 Abraham Lincoln elected as the president of the US Dec 20, 1860 South Carolina becomes the first state to secede from the union Feb 8, 1861 They created the Confederate States Of America Feb 9, 1861 Jefferson Davis is elected the provisional president of the Confederate States Of America Apr 12, 1861 Civil War begins at Fort Sumter Jul 21, 1861 First battle at Bull Run Nov 6, 1861 Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States If America Dec 13, 1861 Battle Of Federicksburg Apr 9, 1862 Civil War ending with the north winning Period: Jul 1, 1862 to Jul 3, 1862 Battle Of Gettysburg