Seeking ways to supply Fort Sumter, Abraham Lincoln explores a plan devised by Gustavus V. Fox, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. Fox proposes to send an ocean-going steamer south to Charleston (illustrated), accompanied by three warships, tugboats, and launches for ferrying supplies from the steamer to the Fort. Not all Washington officials are keen on…
Abraham Lincoln’s inauguration and his call to raise troops creates added tension within uncommitted southern states. Today, the Arkansas secession convention votes against secession by a 39 to 35 vote. Yet, the divided state delegates then unanimously vote to put the secession question before the people of the state in a referendum scheduled for August.…
The morning after being deposed as governor by questionable means, Sam Houston, a Baptist, walks into his office and finds his former lieutenant governor – elected the previous day as new governor by one vote – sitting at his desk. Quietly, the once powerful politician gathers his personal belongings and walks off the stage of…