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Jan 11, 1861 -- Alabama seceded.
Jan 19, 1861 -- Georgia seceded.
Jan 26, 1861 -- Louisiana seceded.
Feb 1, 1861 -- Texas seceded.
Feb 4, 1861 -- The Confederate States of America was formed in Montgomery, Alabama.
Feb 18, 1861 -- Jefferson Davis was inaugurated President of the Confederate States of America.
Mar 4, 1861 -- Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated President of the United States.
Apr 12, 1861 -- Civil War began when Confederate forces fired upon Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina.
Apr 15, 1861 -- President Lincoln called for 75,000 volunteers to serve for three months [to suppress the rebellion].
Apr 17, 1861 -- Virginia seceded.
Apr 19, 1861 -- In Baltimore, Southern sympathizers rioted and attacked Massachusetts troops on their way to Washington. |