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Eric | February 18, 2011
Monday, February 18, 1861 An incredibly large crowd gathered in Montgomery for the inauguration of Jefferson Davis. The houses of the city were decked out for a patriotic holiday and the entire mood was one of celebration. Dressed in red jackets and blue pants, The Columbus Guards led the way followed by Davis and Vice-President [...]
Eric | February 17, 2011
Sunday, February 17 ,1861 The resignation of William Tecumseh Sherman from the Louisiana Military Academy was accepted and, on this date, he was to give a farewell address to the cadets he loved so dearly. He assembled his battalion and, as he walked from right to left, shook every hand, bidding each a kind and [...]
Eric | February 16, 2011
Saturday, February 16, 1861 Lincoln’s trip to his capitol was an indirect route. Entering the state of New York, he found himself in the town of Westfield, home of Grace Bedell. Ms. Bedell, who was only 11 years old, had written to Lincoln on October 15, 1860 about an ingenious way for Lincoln to get [...]
Eric | February 15, 2011
Friday, February 15, 1861 Abraham Lincoln continued his speech of the night before from the balcony of the Monongahela House. A crowd numbering 5,000 had gathered to hear him. Just as he did in Columbus, he claimed “there is really no crisis except an artificial one.” “If the great American people will only keep their [...]
Eric | February 14, 2011
Thursday, February 14, 1861 On this date in 1861 (or probably for this date in 1861), Richard Cadbury, son of the founder and soon-to-be co-owner of Cadbury Chocolate, created the first ever heart-shaped box filled with chocolate. These were promoted, first in England, as a perfect gift for Valentine’s Day. Gift giving to sweethearts on [...]
Eric | February 13, 2011
Wednesday, February 13, 1861 – Ash Wednesday The House of Delegates in Richmond, Virginia was packed with officials attending the state’s Secession Convention and spectators filling the galleries to watch the event. It was largely believed that most convention delegates were pro-Union and would remain so unless the Federal government turned to violence against the [...]
Eric | February 12, 2011
Tuesday, February 12, 1861 Lincoln turned 52 on this date. No celebrations were scheduled; it was hardly noticed at all as he spent most of the day on the rails. His train pulled away from the Indianapolis station around 11am. Already that day, Lincoln had addressed the Indiana legislature, breakfasted in the Governor’s mansion, given [...]
Eric | February 11, 2011
Monday, February 11, 1861 “Here I have lived a quarter of a century, and have passed from a young man to an old man. Here my children have been born, and one is buried. I now leave, not knowing when, or whether ever, I may return, with a task before me greater than that which [...]
Eric | February 10, 2011
Sunday, February 10, 1861 Jefferson Davis and his wife, Varina, were tending to their rose garden at Briarfield, their plantation near Vicksburg, Mississippi, when a messenger bearing a telegram for Mr. Davis arrived. Davis had resigned his seat in the US Senate when Mississippi seceded and had been offered command of all state military forces [...]
Eric | February 9, 2011
Saturday, February 9, 1861 Names of potential candidates had been tossed around for days now. Since the Provisional Congress had began its meetings, people like Robert and Howell Cobb, Robert Barnwell Rhett and William Yancey were on the minds of the delegates. However, there was very little effort to put forth any man. Each state [...]
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