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Timeline of early Civil War events
Chronological list of key Civil War milestones from 1861, detailing Union and Confederate moves. Highlights include Fort Sumter actions, occupation of Fort Pickens, Jefferson Davis and Lincoln inaugurations, first battles such as Bull Run, Ball’s Bluff, and battles across Virginia, Missouri, and North Carolina, plus Confederate capital move to Richmond and McClellan's appointment.
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Congress
Bull Run
Manassas
United States
Washington