US Civil War
1 Lincoln elected
Abraham Lincoln, who had declared "Government cannot endure permanently half slave, half free..." is elected president, the first Republican, receiving 180 of 303 possible electoral votes and 40 percent of the popular vote.
2 South Carolina secedes
South Carolina secedes from the Union. Followed within two months by Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Texas.
3 Confederate States of America formed
The Confederate States of America is formed with Jefferson Davis, a West Point graduate and former U.S. Army officer, as president.
3.1 Jefferson
4 Fort Sumter attacked
At 4:30 a.m. Confederates under Gen. Pierre Beauregard open fire with 50 cannons upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War begins.
5 War begins
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