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Lincoln Elected
Abraham Lincoln is elected as President of the United States -
South Carolina seceeds
SC becomes the first state to secede from the Union -
Confederate States of America is formed
Jefferson Davis is elected the president -
Abraham Lincoln is sworn in
Nation's 16th President -
Confederate troops attack at Fort Sumter, SC
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Virginia secedes from the Union
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Naval Blockade ordered
President Lincoln orders a naval blockade of all Confederate ports -
Arkansas and Tennessee secede
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North Carolina secedes
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First Battle of Bull Run
Confederate army defeats Union army in VA -
Battle of Wilson's Creek
Confederate soldiers win the Battle. This is the first major battle fought west of the Mississippi River. -
Army is formed
Lincoln calls for 75,000 army volunteers -
Battle at Fort Donelson
General Ulysses S. Grant captures a Confederate army in TN. This is the first major Union victory of the war. -
Battle of Antietam
Ironclad ships USS Monitor and CSS Virginia battle end in a draw. Casualities total 26,000 and Lee's invasion of the North ends in retreat. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Issued by President Lincoln freeing all slaves
