in Montgomery, Alabama (illustration), the newly-established Congress of the Confederate States of America, over which Southern Baptist leader Basil Manly, Sr., presides as chaplain, issues a statement that forebodes the military conflict soon to ensue: Resolved by the Confederate States of America in Congress assembled, That it is the sense of this Congress that immediate…
Abraham Lincoln’s journey to Washington continues, as he travels from Ohio to Pennsylvania. It is a rainy day, but large crowds greet Lincoln at his stops throughout the day. The uppermost question on everyone’s mind is that of secession: how will Lincoln deal with the seceded southern states upon his inauguration? Meanwhile, in Montgomery, delegates…
Virginia’s secession convention convenes in Richmond. At this point, there is no certainty that Virginia will secede from the Union, as Union sentiment is yet strong throughout much of the state. Yet many white Virginians and other white southerners, certain that Lincoln’s goal as president is to grant freedom to black slaves, are preparing to…