1861: The Country Goes to War. Lincoln Elected President November 6, 1860 Red – Lincoln Yellow – Bell Blue – Douglas Green – Breckinridge Purple – Non-Voting.
Abraham Lincoln President of the USA Jefferson Davis President of the CSA.
1861: The Country Goes to War
In 1818 Missouri petitioned for statehood as a slave state. This event would upset the balance between free and slave states in Congress; there were 11.
