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…
From the Richmond (VA) Times Dispatch, March 16, 1861 (“Up Again”): The secession flag raised recently by the young ladies of the Baptist Female Institute, and which was taken down by the Professor in charge, was again set up yesterday by the determined young Misses, who seem resolved to show their position on the question…