In 1861 the United States contained 34 states.
Seven states declared their secession from the United States before Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861:
1. South Carolina (December 20, 1860)
2. Mississippi (January 9, 1861)
3. Florida (January 10, 1861)
4. Alabama (January 11, 1861)
5. Georgia (January 19, 1861)
6. Louisiana (January 26, 1861)
7. Texas (February 1, 1861)
After the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter April 12, 1861, and Lincoln's subsequent call for troops on April 15, four more states declared their secession:
8. Virginia (April 17, 1861; ratified by voters May 23, 1861)
9. Arkansas (May 6, 1861)
10. Tennessee (May 7, 1861; ratified by voters June 8, 1861)
11. North Carolina (May 20, 1861)
Thus, of the 34 states, 23 remained loyal to the Union, and 11 seceded to form the Confederates States of America (which was dissolved May 5, 1865).
I would like to know if anyone is interested in the Palmetto Arms musket that Bartlett Yancey Malone brought home with him when he was paroled at Point Lookout, Md. in Febuary 1865. I am selling it for a descendant of Malone. His great-great grandson. Really love to keep it in North Carolina especially Caswell County. He has a daughter going to college this fall and needs some work on his home is the reason for selling. I can be contacted at,
ReplyDelete336-584-9939
336-263-5846
hcaudle@triad.rr.com
Howard Caudle
I am 71 and if I could afford it it would not be for sale.
Thanks !