Abraham Lincoln2 January 1861
Texas convention votes to secede from the Union
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Texas convention votes to secede from the Union
Arkansas votes to secede from the Union after the outbreak of war
Tennessee voters approve secession from the Union
Eleven slave states have seceded while four slave states remain in the Union
Mississippi becomes the second slave state to secede from the Union
Florida becomes the third slave state to secede from the Union
Alabama becomes the fourth slave state to secede from the Union
Virginia convention votes to secede after the attack on Fort Sumter
Georgia becomes the fifth slave state to secede from the Union
North Carolina convention votes to secede from the Union
Louisiana becomes the sixth slave state to secede from the Union
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