November 6 in American History
Lincoln won the presidency without carrying a single Southern state, and within weeks South Carolina moved to secede. His election was the spark that lit the Civil War — and put in office the man who would hold the Union together and end slavery, at the cost of his life.
In 1860: Abraham Lincoln is elected president. Lincoln won the presidency without carrying a single Southern state, and within weeks South Carolina moved to secede.
Lincoln won the presidency without carrying a single Southern state, and within weeks South Carolina moved to secede. His election was the spark that lit the Civil War — and put in office the man who would hold the Union together and end slavery, at the cost of his life.
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