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Abraham Lincoln was elected as the 16th President. He was a republican and opposed the spread of slavery.
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The first Succession Convention met in Columbia, South Carolina.The meeting was held in the Baptist Church.
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The southern states that succeeded created a government at Montgomery, AL. The Confederate States were formed.
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The war officially begins at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. The Southern forces began the fire. [http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/fort-sumter.html]
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The Battle of Big Bethel was one of the earliest battles in the war. It was the first land war in Virginia. [https://www.nps.gov/abpp/battles/va003.htm]
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