America - 1861AD
In 1861AD:
The bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor began the U.S. Civil War.
The Confederate States of America declared their independence from the U.S.
The Confederates defeated the Union army in the First Battle of Bull Run.
The Southern states met to draft a constitution; Davis was selected as president.
The Trent Affair began when a Union ship intercepted a British steamer.
General George B. McClellan was made commander of the Union forces.
American locksmith Linus Yale Jr. patented the cylinder lock.
John Ericsson designed the
Monitor
, the first ship with a revolving gun-turret.
Kansas was inaugurated as the 34th state of the Union.
Lincoln was inaugurated as the 16th U.S. president; Hamlin became vice- president.
The United States introduced the first national income tax.
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