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Essay
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural
Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address was a peerless work of political theology, evoked in the native tongue he had mastered in the same diligent way he had mastered the rebellion. In 703 words, he...
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Declaration of South Carolina
South Carolina issued its Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina.
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Meeting of Confederate Congress
The Confederate Congress, a convention of the seceded states, met in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Secession conventions held
Secession conventions were held in Mississippi and Alabama. Louisiana elected delegates for a convention, and Tennessee called for a convention.
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Florida seceded
The Florida State Convention passed an ordinance of secession, making it the third state to secede.
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Georgia seceded
The Georgia Convention passed an ordinance of secession, making Georgia the fifth state to secede from the Union.
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Southern resignations in Senate and House
Eleven Southerners, including Jefferson Davis, resigned from the Senate and the House of Representatives.