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             United States if most of the Southern didn't vote for him. Now, as we.
             could see, our nation started to divide into two, the south and the north.
             During the year of 1861 to 1865, there were thousands of war between.
             south and north and there were countless people died in it. The war.
             immediately began when south and north fought for Fort Sumter. At.
             Lincoln's inauguration in March 4, 186`, the new president said that he.
             had no plans to tend slavery in those states where it already existed, but.
             he also said that he would not accept secession. Lincoln hoped to resolve.
             the national crisis without warfare. When president Lincoln planned to.
             send supplies to Fort Sumter, where North only had in the South at the.
             time, he alerted the state in advance, in an attempt to avoid hostilities.
             South Carolina, however, feared a trick; the commander of the fort,.
             Robert Anderson, was asked to surrender immediately. Anderson offered to.
             surrender, but only after he had exhausted his supplies. His offer was.
             rejected, and in April 12, the Civil War began with shots fired on the.
             fort. Fort Sumter eventually was surrendered to South Carolina. .
             Attack on Fort Sumter prompted four more states ,Virginia, Arkansas,.
             Tennessee, and North Carolina, to join the Confederacy (South). .
             Eventually, the residents of the western counties of Virginia didn't wish.
             to secede along with the rest of the state. This section of Virginia was.
             admitted into the Union as the states of West Virginia in June 20, 1863. .
             On June 1861, public demand pushed General-in-Chief Winfield Scott to.
             advance on the South before adequately training his untried troops. Scott.
             ordered General Irvin McDowell to advance on Confederate troops stationed.
             at Manassas Junction, Virginia, where near the Capital of South, Richmond.
             Then McDowell attacked in July 21, and was initially successful, but the.
             introduction of Confederate reinforcements resulted in a Southern victory.


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