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For many years the slavery question in some form was discussed in every congress, and many people believed that the matter would some time lead to war. That time came When Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States, in the fall of 1860. He took the oath of office on the fourth of March, following, but before that time seven of the southern states had called conventions and seceded from the union. Others followed after that date. April 12, 1861, Fort Sumpter was taken and the war begun.