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                | What happened in the Civil War © | 
              
                |  | November 1860 | Abraham Lincoln is Elected  by the Northern   States | 
              
                |  | December 1860 | President James Buchanan - State of the Union Address | 
              
                |  | January 1861 | The Situation in Charleston Harbor | 
              
                |  | February 1861 | The Confederate Government Is Formed | 
              
                |  | March 1861 | President Lincoln's Inauguration Day | 
              
                |  | April 1861 | Lincoln Dupes the Confederates to fire on Sumter | 
              
                |  | May 1861 | Lincoln builds an army and invades Virginia | 
              
                |  | June 1861 | Virginia Defends Herself | 
              
                |  | July 1861 | Lincoln Forces a Battle | 
              
                |  | August 1861 | Lincoln and Davis Choose Their Generals | 
              
                |  | September 1861 | Both sides give a little | 
              
                |  | October 1861 | McClellan Pushes Scott Out the Door | 
              
                |  | November 1861 | Lincoln Dances With The Great Powers | 
              
                |  | December 1861 | Lincoln and McClellan Begin Their Struggle | 
              
                |  | January 1862 | McClellan Confounds the Politicians | 
              
                |  | February 1862 | Grant Breaks the Kentucky Line | 
              
                |  | March 1862 | Congress Plans Freedom for the Slaves | 
              
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