The feud between the governor of Texas and the state legislator reaches a critical mass as news of the dispute circulates throughout the South. Today, Georgians read an account of the Texas dust-up in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Gov. Sam Houston opposes the union of his now-seceded state with the Confederacy, preferring that Texas become an…
“Will the Sec. of Navy please call on me at once.” Thus Lincoln writes from the “Executive Mansion,” signaling the crisis that is Fort Sumter. Meanwhile, in Montgomery, Alabama, the Confederate States of America issues its first currency. Also in Alabama, the Cedar Bluff Baptist Church (in Cedar Bluff, Alabama) meets for its monthly business…
North and South, Sumter is the talk of the American nations. Widespread is the anticipation of a Confederate attack upon Fort Sumter, located off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina. Even as the North celebrates Lincoln‘s election, and with the gaiety of his inaugural ball yet lingering, the president ponders his options. Sumter, commanded by…