Delegates to the Louisiana State Convention at Baton Rouge vote 113 to 17 to become the sixth state to secede from the Union.
Tag: John A. Dix
The Federal Draft Must Go On
President Abraham Lincoln rejects New York Governor Horatio Seymour’s request to suspend the military draft in his state.
The Prisoner Exchange Cartel
With the number of prisoners of war quickly growing, Federals and Confederates agree to a tentative system of prisoner exchange.