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Civil War 1861

By jiggyk44

  • January

    January
    The South Secedes. Immediately after Abraham Lincoln is elected President, South Carolina calls a state convention to remove itself from the United States of America. South Carolina is quickly followed by Florida, Mississippi, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas. Later, Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina also secedes, forming the Confederate States of America.

  • April

    April
    Battle of Fort Sumter Charleston Harbor, South Carolina The bombardment/siege and ultimate surrender of Fort Sumter by Brig. General P.G.T. Beauregard was the official start of the Civil War.

  • June

    June
    Battle of Philippi, (West) Virginia A skirmish involving over 3,000 soldiers, Philippi was the first battle of the civil war.

  • July

    First Battle of Bull Run Manassas, Virginia Also known as First Manassas, the first major engagement of the civil war.

  • November 7th

    Battle of Port Royal Sound, South Carolina The battle of Port Royal was one of the earliest amphibious operations of the American Civil War.
    November 7, Battle of Belmont, Missouri

  • November 8th

    November 8th
    General Ulysses S. Grant took command and began his Civil War career.