North Carolina becomes the 10th state to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy.
Exploring the most important 55 months in American history
North Carolina becomes the 10th state to secede from the Union and join the Confederacy.
Delegates to the Arkansas State Convention vote to secede from the Union.
The Tennessee legislature votes to secede from the Union and joins the Confederacy before the popular vote on the matter takes place.