1860-1861
1860
Abraham Lincoln is elected
President of the United States.
1861
February - The Confederate
States of America is formed, with Jefferson Davis sworn in as
president.
1861
March 4 - Abraham Lincoln
inaugurated as President of the United States.
1861
April 12 – Confederates fires
on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
1861
April 14 – Lincoln calls for
75,000 volunteers to put down the insurrection.
1861
April 18 – Virginia’s Robert
E. Lee rejects Lincoln's request to command the Union
army.
1861
April 19 – Lincoln orders the
blockade of ports in Confederate states.
1861
July 21 – Battle of First
Manassas (Bull Run) in Virginia; 4,878
casualties.
Abraham Lincoln is elected
President of the United States.
1861
February - The Confederate
States of America is formed, with Jefferson Davis sworn in as
president.
1861
March 4 - Abraham Lincoln
inaugurated as President of the United States.
1861
April 12 – Confederates fires
on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina.
1861
April 14 – Lincoln calls for
75,000 volunteers to put down the insurrection.
1861
April 18 – Virginia’s Robert
E. Lee rejects Lincoln's request to command the Union
army.
1861
April 19 – Lincoln orders the
blockade of ports in Confederate states.
1861
July 21 – Battle of First
Manassas (Bull Run) in Virginia; 4,878
casualties.