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  1. Oct 15, 2009 · The Civil War in the United States began in 1861, after decades of simmering tensions between northern and southern states over slavery, states’ rights and westward expansion.

  2. The Civil War book series chronicles in great detail the American Civil War. Published by Time Life Books, the series was simultaneously released in the US and Canada between 1983 and 1987, with subsequent identical reprints in the late 1980s - early 1990s following suit for foreign, though untranslated, dissemination as well.

    Title
    Consultants/authors
    Volume
    Year Published
    Brother Against Brother - The War Begins
    01
    1983
    First Blood - Fort Sumter to Bull Run
    William C. Davis
    02
    1983
    The Blockade - Runners and Raiders
    John R. Elting, James J. Robertson, ...
    03
    1983
    The Road to Shiloh - Early Battles in the ...
    David Nevin
    04
    1983
  3. We are organizing this section chronologically, 1861-1865, and organizing it by Northern/Union states and Southern/Confederate states. Click on the entries below to access the text. Northern States - Union - 1861-1865. 1861. Part 1: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky.

    • November 6, 1860- The American people elect Abraham Lincoln as sixteenth president of the United States. Lincoln is the first Republican president in the nation and represents a party that opposes the spread of slavery into the territories of the United States.
    • January 1861- Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas secede from the United States. February 4, 1861- The southern states that had seceded assemble delegates at Montgomery, Alabama to organize the Confederate States of America.
    • January 19, 1862- Battle of Mill Springs, Kentucky. This Federal victory weakened the Confederate hold on the state. February 6, 1862- Surrender of Fort Henry, Tennessee.
    • January 1, 1863- The Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect. The Emancipation Proclamation was a war measure that declared enslaved people in rebelling states to be free, authorized the enlistment of black troops, and outraged white Southerners.
  4. Civil War. In 1861, the United States faced its greatest crisis to that time. The northern and southern states had become less and less alike - socially, economically, politically. The North had become increasingly industrial and commercial while the South had remained largely agricultural.

  5. Feb 16, 2024 · This book discusses the series of events that led to the secession of the Southern states from the Union and to the start of the Civil War. It includes a map of the Mason-Dixon line, a timeline, glossary, and a list of further reading.

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  7. The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861, when Confederate forces opened fire on the Union-held Fort Sumter. Fort Sumter is located in the harbor of Charleston, South Carolina. [45] Its status had been contentious for months. Outgoing President Buchanan had dithered in reinforcing its garrison, commanded by Major Robert Anderson.

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