October 1859:
John Brown's raid on Harper’s Ferry,
Virginia.
December 1859:
Brown is hanged for murder and treason
at Charles Town, Virginia. John Wilkes Booth watches the execution
from the crowd.
November 1860:
Abraham Lincoln is elected President.
December 1860:
Lincoln’s election triggers South
Carolina to secede from the Union.
January 1860 – February 1861:
Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia,
Louisiana, and Texas secede from the Union.
January 1861:
Kansas is admitted as a free state...Click here to read more: http://civilwarsaga.com/timeline-of-the-civil-war/
