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The most significant, but not quite all, notable events related to government, secession of states, actions of key individuals, and initiation of the American Civil War that occurred between November 6, 1860 and April 15, 1861 follow.
1861: The Civil War Began. Depiction of Union retreat at the Battle of Bull Run. Liszt Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images. Following the election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860, southern states, outraged at the election of someone with known anti-slavery views, threatened to leave the Union.