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General Robert E Lee assumes command of the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia

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The battle results in 13,000 Union and 10,000 Confederate Casualties more in all previous American Wars combined

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the battle was a draw, changing naval warfare forever

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The first battle of Bull Run pits Union General Irvin McDowell against the new Confederate Army, they were defeated causing a retreat back to Washington.

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Lincoln addressed Congress and requested the enlistment of a Union Army. They called for 500,000 men.

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Major Robert Anderson surrendered Fort Sumter to Confederate forces, after two days of fighting.

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Confederate forces under General PGT Beauregrad bombard Major Robert Anderson and his Union soldiers at Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The Civil War officially begins.

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The constitution of the Confederate States was signed in Montgomery, Alabama

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South Carolina First to Secede 12/20/1860

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South Carolina First to Secede 12/20/1860

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South Carolina the first official state that seceded from the Union.

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Abraham Lincoln wins close race 11/6/1860

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Abraham Lincoln wins close race 11/6/1860

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Lincoln is in a 4 way race for president of the USA. He didn’t win a popular majority and wasn’t on the ballot in nine southern states but he won by electoral votes.