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1. South Carolina

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   Secession and Civil War
   South Carolina holds the distinction of being the first state to formally withdraw from the United States following the election of Abraham Lincoln in November 1860. The Ordinance of Secession was ratified on December 20, 1860. The first shots of the American Civil War were fired at Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor in April 1861.
   The state suffered profoundly during the conflict, characterized by the economic collapse followin…

2. Union Army

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   The genesis of the Union Army stemmed directly from the political crisis following the election of Abraham Lincoln. Initial efforts were characterized by confusion regarding proper military hierarchy, as the standing Regular Army of the United States was small and largely staffed by officers who subsequently resigned their commissions to join the Confederacy.
   In the immediate aftermath of Fort Sumter, state militias were f…