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Lincoln Wins Close Race
November 6, 1860Lincoln Wins Close RaceAbraham Lincoln wins a four-way race for President of the United States. Although he does not win a popular majority and is not even on the ballot in nine southern states, he earns enough electoral votes to beat all other opponents.
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South Caroline
December 20, 1860South Caroline First to SecedeSouth Carolina officially secedes from the Union, becoming the first state to do so.
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South Caroline First to Secede
TimelineHow It All Went DownNovember 6, 1860Lincoln Wins Close RaceAbraham Lincoln wins a four-way race for President of the United States. Although he does not win a popular majority and is not even on the ballot in nine southern states, he earns enough electoral votes to beat all other opponents.December 20, 1860South Caroline First to SecedeSouth Carolina officially secedes from the Union, becoming the first state to do so.January 9, 1861Mississipi. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_ -
Mississippi Secedes
January 9, 1861Mississippi SecedesMississippi secedes from the Union.
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Florida Secedes
January 10, 1861Florida SecedesFlorida secedes from the Union.
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Alabama Secedes
January 11, 1861Alabama SecedesAlabama secedes from the Union. -
Georgia Secedes
January 19, 1861Georgia SecedesGeorgia secedes from the Union.
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Texas Secedes
February 1, 1861Texas SecedesTexas secedes from the Union.
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Confederate Constitution Signed
March 11, 1861Confederate Constitution SignedThe Constitution of the Confederate States of America is signed in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Civil War Begins
April 12, 1861Civil War BeginsConfederate forces under General P.G.T. Beauregard bombard Major Robert Anderson and his Union soldiers at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War officially begins.
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Union Surrender at Ft. Sumter
April 14, 1861Union Surrender at Ft. SumterMajor Robert Anderson surrenders Fort Sumter to Confederate forces after two days of bombardment. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Fort_Sumter -
Robert E. Lee Assumes Command
June 1, 1862Robert E. Lee Assumes CommandGeneral Robert E. Lee assumes command of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia.
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Emancipation Proclamation
January 1, 1863Emancipation ProclamationLincoln issues the Emancipation Proclamation. It frees all slaves in territory captured by the Union Army, and orders the enlistment of black soldiers. From this point forward, the Civil War is a war over slavery.
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Lincoln Appoints Grant
March 9, 1864Lincoln Appoints GrantLincoln appoints Ulysses S. Grant commander of all Union armies, ending his long search for a decent general to command northern forces. General William T. Sherman takes over as commander in the West.
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Siege of Petersburg Ends
April 2, 1865Siege of Petersburg EndsThe Siege of Petersburg ends as Ulysses S. Grant's army breaks through Confederate lines and marches towards Richmond
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Lee Surrenders
April 9, 1865Lee SurrendersGeneral Robert E. Lee surrenders to General Ulysses S. Grant in a farmhouse in the town of Appomattox Court House, Virginia. The war is over.
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Lincoln Shot
April 14, 1865Lincoln ShotAbraham Lincoln is shot by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C.
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