One month after Lincoln was elected president on November sixth, the delegates gathered in South Carolina for the Secession Convention. The representatives from South Carolina resign from Congress, other Southerners follow. Major Anderson removed his Federal troops from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter.
1860 build-up to the American Civil War1860 and the pre-Civil War politics1860 and the pre-Civil War events1860 Abe Lincoln elected President1860 southern delegates gathered in South Carolina for the Secession Convention
1860 build-up to the American Civil War1860 and the pre-Civil War politics1860 and the pre-Civil War events1860 Abe Lincoln elected President1860 southern delegates gathered in South Carolina for the Secession Convention