Timeline of the Civil War in the United States
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January 1861 -- Succession Begins
South Carolina Succeeded on Dec 20, 1860
Mississippi Succeeded on Jan 9, 1861
Florida on Jan 10, 1861
Alabama on Jan 11, 1861
Georgia on Jan 19, 1861
Louisana on Jan 26, 1861
Texas on Feb 1, 1861
February 4, 1861
Confederate constitutional convention meets for 1st time, Montgomery, Alabama, Ga, Fla, La, Miss and South Carolina elect Jefferson Davis President of Confederacy
Georgian Howell Cobb is elected President of the Convention
February 1861 -- The South Seizes Federal Forts.
March 4. 1861 -- Lincoln's Inauguration
March 4, 1861
Confederate Convention in Montgomery adopts the "Stars and Bars" as the nation's flag
April 12-14, 1861
Bombardment of Fort Sumter, S.C.
April 15-Evacuation of Fort Sumter, S.C.
Virginia 6 weeks later on April 17, 1861
19-Riots in Baltimore, MD
Arkansas on May 6, 1861
Tennessee on May 7, 1861
10-Camp Jackson, MD
Riots in St. Louis, MO
North Carolina Succeeded May 20, 1861
June 1-Fairfax Court House, VA
10-Big Bethel, VA
18-Camp Cole, MO
June 1861 -- West Virginia Is Born.
Residents of the western counties of Virginia did not wish to secede 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.
26-Patterson Creek, VA -or-
Kelly's Island, VA
27-Matthia's Point, VA -NAVAL-July 1861 -- First Battle of Bull Run.
July 1-Falling Waters, MD -or-