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| Battle of Bull Run, 1st Jackson, Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" |  |
| 21st July Boston Confederate victory, Jackson earns the name "Stonewall" |
| 21st July Boston Unionists under McDowell have to fight a rearguard action |
| Battle of Bull Run, 1st McDowell, Irvin | |
| 21st July Boston Confederate victory, Unionists under McDowell stronger fight a rearguard action |
| Battle of Bull Run, 1st Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| 21st July Boston Stuart's cavalry covers the Confederate left |
| Battle of Manassas, 1st Lee, Robert Edward | |
| 21st July Manassas Union forces from Washington are stopped from reaching Richmond |
| Brigadier General Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Appointed Brigadier-General |
| Captain Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Appointed Captain in the Confederate Army |
| Colonel Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Virginia Appointed Captain in the 1st Virginia Cavalry |
| Commander in Chief McClellan, George Brinton | |
| Appointed Commander-in-Chief |
| Constitution Lincoln, Abraham | |
| Washington 6 states join the Confederate States |
| Washington After opposing the Crittenden Amendment 6 States secede from the Union |
| Washington Opposes the Crittenden Amendment allowing States to be pro or anti slave |
| Declaration of War Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 6th Nov Washington Presidential elections precipitate secession to preserve the southern slave economy |
| Government Hamlin, Hannibal | |
| 6th Nov Washington Appointed Vice President of the USA |
| Government Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 29th Jan Kansas Kansas becomes the 34th USAState |
| 6th Nov Washington Appointed President of the USA, 16th President, 1st term, 1st Republican |
| 10th Nov by World for the year 1861">1861 all but 3 slave states have joined the Southern Confederacy |
| President Davis, Jefferson | |
| Washington Appointed President of the 7 Confederate States of America |
| Resignation of Stuart Stuart, James Ewell Brown | |
| Resigns from the USAArmy after Virginia cedes from the Union |
| Rule of Alabama Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 11th Jan Alabama Alabama becomes the 4th state to secede from the Union |
| Rule of Florida Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 10th Jan Florida Florida becomes the 3rd state to secede from the Union |
| Rule of Georgia Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 19th Jan Georgia Georgia becomes the 5th state to secede from the Union |
| Rule of Mississippi Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 9th Jan Mississippi Mississippi becomes the 2nd state to secede from the Union |
| Siege of Charleston Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 12th April Charleston War starts when Confederate artillery fires on the Union Garrison in Charles ton |
| Siege of Fort Sumnter Lincoln, Abraham | |
| 12th April Charleston War starts when Confederate artillery fires on the Union Garrison in Charles ton |
| 14th April Charleston Fort Sumter falls to the Confederate army |