South Carolinians want to seize Fort Sumter, but they need the new Confederate government to back them up.
Tag: Francis W. Pickens
Building Greater Permanency
A convention opens in Montgomery as delegates from the seceded states start working to form a new nation.
The General Tendency is to Hostile Measures
South Carolinians and the Federal garrison in Charleston Harbor settle into an uneasy truce; for how long, nobody knows.
The Star of the West Under Fire
The merchant vessel Star of the West arrives at Charleston Harbor to relieve the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter. But the South Carolinians have other ideas.
President Buchanan Takes a Stand
South Carolinians complete their seizure of all Federal property in Charleston Harbor except Fort Sumter, while President James Buchanan issues a statement to the South Carolina commissioners and prepares to take action.
The South Carolina Secession
Delegates to the Convention of the People of South Carolina unanimously approve an ordinance to secede from the United States and form the Palmetto Republic.