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Civil War Timeline

By JackH9804

  • Lincoln Election

    Lincoln Election
    Lincoln was born in Illinois and went up against John C. Brenkinridge in the presidential election of 1860. He won this election with a vote of 180 to 72.

  • South Carolina Secedes

    South Carolina Secedes
    South Carolina was the first slave state to declare they have seceded from the United States with soon others to follow.

  • Virginia Secedes

    Virginia Secedes
    Virginia held a state convention to deal with the secession crisis, and voted against secession

  • Fort Sumter

    Fort Sumter
    Beauregard bombed Fort Sumter mid April and it became a 34 hour long fire arm fight.