The election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860 was the point of no return. Beginning with South Carolina, seven Southern states seceded in the period prior to the president’s assuming office on March 4, 1861.
In his first inaugural address, Lincoln reiterated that his overarching goal was to preserve the Union. The states voluntarily combined as a nati…
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