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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 was the first slave state to declare they have seceded from the United States with soon others to follow. -
Virginia Secedes
Virginia held a state convention to deal with the secession crisis, and voted against secession -
Fort Sumter
Beauregard bombed Fort Sumter mid April and it became a 34 hour long fire arm fight.