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Abraham Lincoln Is Elected President
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6 States Secede
South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Louisiana Secede From The Union. -
Kansas Is Admitted To The Union
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Abraham Lincoln is Inagurated
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The Confederacy Calls For 100,000 Volunteers
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Confederates Fire on Fort Sumter
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Lincoln Calls For 75,000 Volunteers
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Robert E. Lee Resigns From U.S. Army
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Arkansas Secedes From The Union
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Confederate Congress Authorizes Recruiting of 400,000 Men
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North Carolina Secedes
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Robert E. Lee Takes Command of The Confederate Forces
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Lincoln Calls For 300,000 Troops
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Joseph E. Johnston Takes Command of The Confederate Army of The Tennessee
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Richard Sherman Starts An Invasion of The Carolinas
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Civil War Ends: The Union is Victorious