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President Jefferson Davis is elected
Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American soldier and statesman, and was the President of the Confederate States of America during the entire Civil War, 1861 to 1865. -
South Carolina secedes from the Union
South Carolina was a site of major political and military importance for the Confederacy during the American Civil War. -
Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States
Lincoln led the United States through its Civil War—its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional and political crisis. -
North Carolina secedes from Union
North Carolina legislature voted that counties should elect delegates who would determine whether North Carolina would remain in the Union. -
Emancipation Proclamation
Issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, as a war measure during the American Civil War, directed to all of the areas in rebellion and all segments of the Executive branch (including the Army and Navy) of the United States. -
The Battle Of Gettysburg
In and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War. -
The Battle of the Crater
The Battle of the Crater was a battle of the American Civil War, part of the Siege of Petersburg. -
Joseph E. Johnston surrenders at Bennett Place, North Carolina
Though Davis wished to continue the war, Johnston sent a courier to the Union troops encamped at Morrisville, with a message to General Sherman, offering a meeting between the lines to discuss a truce. -
Firing on Fort Sumter (battle)
The Battle of Fort Sumter (April 12–14, 1861) was the bombardment and surrender of Fort Sumter, near Charleston, South Carolina, that started the American Civil War.
