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January 1861 - The South Secedes
South Carolina thought Abraham Lincoln becoming president would be a threat
Voted on taking South Carolina out of the union, United States.
The withdrawal from the United States of eleven southern states which became the Confederate States of America -
February 1861 - The South Creates a Government
During the Civil War the man named Jefferson Davis had created a government for the Confederacy and was the President of the South.
South Carolina troops repulsed a supply ship trying to reach federal forces based in the fort. The ship was forced to return to New York, its supplies undelivered. -
March 1861 - Lincoln´s Inauguration
Lincoln's inauguration on March 4
No plans to end slavery in those states where it already existed
Hope to end the problem without warfare (They're at war) -
April 1861 - Attack on Fort Sumter
President Lincoln planned to send supplies to Fort Sumter, he alerted the state in advance.
April 12, the Civil War began with shots fired on the fort.
Fort Sumter eventually was surrendered to South Carolina. -
April 1861 - Four More States Join the Confederacy
The attack on Fort Sumter prompted four more states to join the Confederacy
Richmond was named the Confederate capitol. -
June 1861 - Four Slave States Stay in the Union
Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri did not join the Confederacy.
A combination of political maneuvering
and Union military pressure kept these
states from seceding. -
June 1861 - West Virginia Is Born
People that lived on the western counties of Virginia didn’t want to leave along with the rest of the state.
This section of Virginia was admitted into the Union as the state of West Virginia on June 20, 1863. -
July 1861 - General McDowell Is Replaced
President Lincoln addressed Congress on the
84th anniversary of the Declaration of
Independence.
600 Confederate troops were taken prisoner at Beverley in western Virginia when Union troops occupied the town. -
July 1861 - First Battle of Bull Run
General-in-Chief Winfield Scott to advance on the South before adequately training his troops.
Scott ordered General Irvin McDowell to advance on Confederate troops stationed in Virginia.
Attacked on July 21, and was successful, but the introduction of Confederate reinforcements resulted in a Southern victory
