Three More Southern States Secede As Leaders Call For Calm
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Tensions Rise In Charleston And The Secession Count Rises To Seven States
The New Cabinet Focuses First On A Ft. Sumter Strategy
Florida Threatens To Seize Ft. Pickens
Organizational Confusion Mars Planning For The Expeditions
Reinforcements Arrive Off Charleston But Circumstances Prohibit An Attack
Davis’ Envoys To Washington Remain Confused By Back Channel Messages
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Republicans Oppose Select Congressional Committee Options
The Morrill Tariff And The “Corwin Amendment” Gain Last Second Approval
Lincoln Is Sworn In And Delivers His Inaugural Address
Seward Oversteps His Bounds And Lincoln Reacts Forcefully
Tyler’s Peace Conference Is Another Failure
Lincoln Sends Messengers To Charleston To Assess The Situation
Davis Runs Out Of Patience And Decides To Attack Ft. Sumter
The South Regards The Speech As A Declaration Of War
Lincoln Names His Cabinet
Kansas Finally Becomes A State
Lincoln Decides To Reinforce Both Ft. Sumter And Ft. Pickens
Ex-President John Tyler’s National Peace Conference Open In Washington
CSA President Jefferson Davis Stalls For Time On Ft. Sumter
Confusion Reigns As The Federal Expeditions To The Forts Head Out
The “Crittenden Compromise” Has The Most Potential
The Supply Ship Star Of The West Is Fired Upon At Charleston Harbor
The Confederate States Of America Are Organized In Montgomery
Lincoln Delivers Confusing Messages En Route To Washington
Lincoln Sends Messengers To Charleston While Monitoring The Virginia Convention
South Carolina Secedes And Demands Control Over Federal Forts
Elder Political Statesmen Continue Push For Peace
Major Robert Anderson’s Heroic Move To Sumter Shocks All Sides
Lincoln Hears Of Southern Threats To Invade Washington
The Battle For Ft. Sumter Ends And The Civil War Begins
The Confederates Begin Their Attack On Ft. Sumter