The bombardment of Fort Sumter by Southern forces and Abraham Lincoln's subsequent call for volunteers to quell the Southern rebellion. Last four states to secede would not send soldiers to kill their neighbors and kinsmen so Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, and North Carolina all joined the Confederacy.
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Many southern states such as South Carolina had threatened to, and did, secede from the Union even before Lincoln's presidency. With the northerner Lincoln as president and the north-dominated Congress, other states followed suit.
April 1861 - as a response to Lincoln's call for volunteers in the North immediately after the surrender of Fort Sumter. It was one of the last four states to secede.
South CarolinaThe only state that declared their secession in 1860 was South Carolina on 20 December 1860. Six other states declared secession between then and Lincoln's inauguration on 4 March 1861. When the Civil War began at Fort Sumter on 12 April 1861 four additional states opted to secede. South Carolina, was the first state to secede from the Union, on December 20, 1860.followed by:Mississippi on January 9, 1861Florida on January 10, 1861Alabama on January 11, 1861Georgia on January 19, 1861Louisiana on January 26, 1861Texas on February 1, 1861(Abraham Lincoln inaugurated as President on March 4, 1861)(Hostilities began at Fort Sumter, S.C., on April 12, 1861)Virginia on April 17, 1861Arkansas on May 6,1861North Carolina on May 20, 1861Tennessee on June 11, 1861
The first state to secede was South Carolina in December 1860. The last to leave the Union was North Carolina in May 1861.
April 16, 1861
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November 6, 1860 Lincoln Elected Original 7 State to secede from the union December 20, 1860 South Caraliona votes to secede January 9, 1861 Mississippi votes to secede January 10, 1861 Florida votes to secede January 11, 1861 Alabama votes to secede January 19, 1861 Georgia votes to secede January 26, 1861 Louisiana votes to secede February 1, 1861 Texas votes to secede
Florida and South Carolina were the only Southern states to secede in 1860. The other 9 seceded in 1861.
Many southern states such as South Carolina had threatened to, and did, secede from the Union even before Lincoln's presidency. With the northerner Lincoln as president and the north-dominated Congress, other states followed suit.
South Carolina on 20 December 1860.Mississippi on 9 January 1861.Florida on 10 January 1861.Alabama on 11 January 1861.Georgia on 19 January 1861.Louisiana on 26 January 1861.Texas on 1 February 1861.Virginia on 17 April 1861.Arkansas on 6 May 1861.North Carolina on 20 May 1861.Tennessee on 8 June 1861.Missouri, Maryland, Delaware, and Kentucky did not secede
April 1861 - as a response to Lincoln's call for volunteers in the North immediately after the surrender of Fort Sumter. It was one of the last four states to secede.
Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861, and was among the first seven states to form the new country called The Confederate States of America in February of 1861. The other six states joining her were, South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, and Texas.
Mississippi seceded from the Union on January 9, 1861.
South CarolinaThe only state that declared their secession in 1860 was South Carolina on 20 December 1860. Six other states declared secession between then and Lincoln's inauguration on 4 March 1861. When the Civil War began at Fort Sumter on 12 April 1861 four additional states opted to secede. South Carolina, was the first state to secede from the Union, on December 20, 1860.followed by:Mississippi on January 9, 1861Florida on January 10, 1861Alabama on January 11, 1861Georgia on January 19, 1861Louisiana on January 26, 1861Texas on February 1, 1861(Abraham Lincoln inaugurated as President on March 4, 1861)(Hostilities began at Fort Sumter, S.C., on April 12, 1861)Virginia on April 17, 1861Arkansas on May 6,1861North Carolina on May 20, 1861Tennessee on June 11, 1861
South CarolinaThe only state that declared their secession in 1860 was South Carolina on 20 December 1860. Six other states declared secession between then and Lincoln's inauguration on 4 March 1861. When the Civil War began at Fort Sumter on 12 April 1861 four additional states opted to secede. South Carolina, was the first state to secede from the Union, on December 20, 1860.followed by:Mississippi on January 9, 1861Florida on January 10, 1861Alabama on January 11, 1861Georgia on January 19, 1861Louisiana on January 26, 1861Texas on February 1, 1861(Abraham Lincoln inaugurated as President on March 4, 1861)(Hostilities began at Fort Sumter, S.C., on April 12, 1861)Virginia on April 17, 1861Arkansas on May 6,1861North Carolina on May 20, 1861Tennessee on June 11, 1861
South CarolinaThe only state that declared their secession in 1860 was South Carolina on 20 December 1860. Six other states declared secession between then and Lincoln's inauguration on 4 March 1861. When the Civil War began at Fort Sumter on 12 April 1861 four additional states opted to secede. South Carolina, was the first state to secede from the Union, on December 20, 1860.followed by:Mississippi on January 9, 1861Florida on January 10, 1861Alabama on January 11, 1861Georgia on January 19, 1861Louisiana on January 26, 1861Texas on February 1, 1861(Abraham Lincoln inaugurated as President on March 4, 1861)(Hostilities began at Fort Sumter, S.C., on April 12, 1861)Virginia on April 17, 1861Arkansas on May 6,1861North Carolina on May 20, 1861Tennessee on June 11, 1861