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Map of A map of the United States and territories in 1861 at the outbreak of the Civil War. The map is color–coded to show the Union Free States, the Confederate States seceded before April 15, 1861, the Confederate States seceded after April 15, 1861, the Union Slave Holding States, and the territories controlled by the Federal Government.
Vor einem Tag · In the early morning hours of April 12, 1861, rebels opened fire on Fort Sumter, at the entrance to the harbour of Charleston, South Carolina. Curiously, this first encounter of what would be the bloodiest war in the history of the United States claimed no victims.
These states agreed to form a new federal government, the Confederate States of America, on February 4, 1861. They took control of federal forts and other properties within their boundaries with little resistance from outgoing President James Buchanan, whose term ended on March 4, 1861.
Historical Map of North America & the Caribbean (8 February 1861 - Confederate States of America: The secession of South Carolina prompted the other Deep South states to follow suit and by early February six more states had left the Union.
A map of the United States at the outbreak of the Civil War (1860–1861) showing the States that seceded to form the Confederate States of America. The map also shows the territorial boundaries of the Washington Territory, Dakota Territory, Nebr...
Date: 1861. Map. The campaign atlas, for 1861 : [United States]. Relief shown by hachures. LC Civil War Maps (2nd ed.), 12.2 Phillips, 1351 Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
The Civil War remains the bloodiest conflict in American history. Follow the events as they unfold — from the firing on Fort Sumter, to the single bloodiest day at Antietam, to the Confederate surrenders at Appomattox Court House and Bennett Place.
