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Peninsula Campaign

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American Civil War
Washington County, Maryland
Abraham Lincoln
Postmasters
Peninsula Campaign
Siege of Petersburg
Battle of Antietam
Seven Days Battles
Politics of the United States
Virginia in the American Civil War
Eastern Theater of the American Civil War
George B. McClellan
War

Key Events and Battles of the Civil War Event Date Location Significance Lincoln elected president November 1860 U.S. Though winning in the electoral college, Lincoln's lack of a popular majority (1.9 million out of 4.7 million votes cast) is an indication of the problems he would face with a divided nation South Carolina secedes December 1860 South Carolina On news of Lincoln's election, South Carolina (site of nullification fight in 1830s) secedes Confederacy formed February 1861 Montgomery, Alabama Seven states form Confederacy, write their own constitution, and plan for an independent nation Lincoln inaugurated March 1861 Washington, D.C. Lincoln enters Washington D.C. in disguise because of unrest. Southerners begin seizing federal posts.
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