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Abraham Lincoln is elected president of the U.S.
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Beginning of the Civil War Timeline
Focuses on the secession of Confederate States. -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
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Mississippi secedes from the Union
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Florida secedes from the Union
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Alabama secedes from the Union
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Georgia secedes from the Union
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Louisiana secedes the Union
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Texas secedes from the Union
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Seceded states attend Convention
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Confederate Constitution created
Seceded states create a constitution at the convention in Montgomery, Alabama. The Confederate States of America is formed. -
Jefferson Davis elected President of the Confederate States of America
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President Lincoln's Inauguration
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Attack by Confederate forces on Fort Sumter
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Virginia secedes from the Union
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Arkansas secedes from the Union
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Tennessee secedes from the Union
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North Carolina secedes from the Union
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Western part of Virginia secedes from Virginia
West Virginia is created but is not yet officially a state in the Union. The citizens in this area did not want to secede from the Union.
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