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Turning point · The American Civil War, 1861–1865
Lincoln elected
6 Nov 1860 — Lincoln wins with 40% of the popular vote and not a single Southern state — a purely sectional victory, exactly what the arithmetic of free-state population promised. South Carolina summons a convention within days.
This is one scene of Chapter 1 — A House Dividing in The American Civil War, 1861–1865.
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