Timeline (A Southron World)

November
Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the United States of America with no support from the southern states. This enrages many southern citzens and politicians alike.

December
December 20th - South Carolina declares its independence from the Union, forming the Republic of South Carolina. It is left unrecognized by President Buchanan.

January
January 3rd - Delaware votes not to secede from the Union.

January 9th - Mississippi votes to secede from the Union, becoming the second state to secede.

January 10th - Florida votes to secede from the Union.

January 11th - Alabama votes to secede from the Union.

January 19th - Georgia secedes from the Union.

January 26th - Lousiana secedes from the Union.

January 29th - Kansas, which was supposed to enter the Union as a Free-State, is rejected statehood due to the secession crisis.

February
February 1st - Texas secedes from the Union.

February 4th - In Montgomery, Alabama, the Provisional Confederate Congress is formed by representatives from the first six break-away States.

February 8th - The Confederate States of America (A Southron World) are formed, comprising the first six break-away States.

February 9th - Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Weed Convention at Montgomery, Alabama.

February 11th - The U.S. House unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing non-interference with slavery in any state.

February 18th - In Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the provisional president of the Confederate States of America.

February 23rd - President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives in Washington, D.C. after an assasination attempt in Baltimore, Maryland.

March
March 2nd - Texas is addmited as a Confederate State

March 4th - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln takes office.

March 4th - The Stars and Bars is adopted as the Confederate National flag, replacing the provisonal Bonnie Blue Flag.

April
April 12th - The War of Southron Independence begins as Confederate forces under Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard fire upon Ft. Sumter.

April 13th - The Battle of Ft. Sumter results in a Confederate victory, with all 80 defenders surrending. 2 died in the surrender.

April 15th - President Abraham Lincoln issues a Proclamation calling for 75,000 men to confront in the South, "combinations too powerful to be suppressed in the ordinary way".

April 17th - Virginia secedes from the Union.

April 20th - Colonel Robert E. Lee esigns his commission in the United States Army in order to command the forces of Virginia.

April 25th - The Union Army arrives in Washington, D.C.

April 27th - Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus in the United States.

May
May 6th - Arkansas secedes from the Union

May 7th - Tennessee secedes from the Union.

May 8th - Richmond, Virginia is proclaimed the capital of the Confederate States of America.

May 20th - Kentucky and North Carolina Secede from the Union.

June
June 15th - Maryland meets to secede from the Union. President Lincoln imposes martial law over Maryland.

July
July 13th - a minor skirmish in Western Virginia results in a Union victory.

July 21st - The Battle of Manassas is fought at Manassas Junction, Virginia. This results in a major Confederate Victory. General Beauregard decides against chasing the retreating troops.

July 25th - The United States Congress passes a resolution trying to reassure that this war is being fought to save the Union, not to end Slavery.

July 27th - Irvin McDowell is sacked and General George McClellan takes command of the Army of the Potomac.

September
September 6th - General Ulysses S. Grant is repulsed in his attempt to capture Paducah, Kentucky by Lieutenant General Leonidas Polk. The mouth of the Tennessee river is under control of Confederate Forces.

October
October 9th - The Battle of Santa Rosa Island ends in a Union victory.

October 21st - The Battle of Leesburg ends in a major Confederate vicotry.

October 31st - Missouri secedes from the Union.

November
November 1st - General McClellan is appointed the commander of the Union Army, replacing the aging Winfield Scott.

November 6th - The Confederate States of America hold the first elections. Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens are elected President and Vice-President against no opposition.

November 7th - The Battle of Belmont ends without a clear winner, with the Union troops relocating further north from their beggining position.

November 28th - Kentucky is accepted as the 12th Confederate State

December
December 10th - Missouri is added as the 13th Confederate State

December 19th - Talks between the residents of the Indian Territory and the Confederate Government begin, with the Indians having the hope of being admitted as the 14th Confederate State.

December 20th - The Oklahoma Territory swear alligence to the Confederate States

1862
===January === January 5th - Union forces are defeated at the Battle of Bird Creek as they tried to move into the Indian Territory. The resulting casulaties force the Union to stop their advance into the Indian Territory.

February
February 6th - Brig. General Ulysses S. Grant manages to capture Paducah, Kentucky, finally giving the Union control over the mouth of the Tennessee River.

February 21st - The Battle of Valverde Ford ends in a Confederate Victory. Colonel Edward Canby surrendered Fort Craig.

February 22nd - CS President Jefferosn Davis is officaly inagurated in Richmond, Virginia to serve a singel 6-year term as President.

March
March 7th - The Battle of Jefferson City ends with Confederate forces capturing the city. General Earl Van Dorn is killed in the battle. The Confederate Army of the West crushes the smaller Union Army of the Southwest.

March 8th - The CSS Virginia is launched at Hampton Road, Virginia

March 9th - The Battle of Hampton Roads begins

March 10th - After sinking numerous Federal ships, the CSS Virginia engages in combat with the USS Monitor. The battle is deemed inconclusive as the CSS Virginia retreated after hours of combat.

March 13th - The U.S. Federal Government suspends the Fugative Slave Laws of 1850.

March 28th - The Battle of Glorieta Pass is won by the Confederates, although at heavy losses of up to 70%. Union forces fail to stop the Confederate Advance in the New Mexico territory, and fall back to the Colorado Territory.