[MrB]

I didn’t realize it came so quickly under Lincoln.

Yeah, ‘bammy’s gonna usher in CWII. If only he had someone before him that was also causing strife and division along elite/masses lines.

[DuncanWaring]

I didn’t realize it came so quickly under Lincoln.

Yep.

He was elected Nov. 6, 1860. The southern states started seceding over the course of the winter to form the CSA, he was inaugurated on March 4, 1861, and Ft. Sumter came under bombardment on April 12, 1861.