165 YEARS AGO: The Kentucky pro-Union legislature enacts anti-secession measures while secessionist leaders, including the former U.S. vice president, urges his fellow Kentuckians to resist the Federal occupation of their state.
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Tentative Neutrality in Kentucky and Delaware
The governor of Kentucky rejects President Lincoln’s request for troops, emphasizing the state’s desire for neutrality. This sentiment is echoed by both Unionists and secessionists, fearing threats from either side. Tiny Delaware also seeks neutrality, with the governor unsure of his authority to raise militia for the Federal government.
Crimsoned in Human Gore: The 1860 Elections
The growing political, economic, and social differences in America were epitomized by the most crucial presidential election in the young nation’s history.
The Davis Administration Reaches Sandersville
Jefferson Davis and his small Confederate escort reach the banks of the Oconee River in Georgia, while Federal forces rapidly close in on them.
All is Indeed Lost
Confederate President Jefferson Davis and his dwindling government-in-exile holds what turns out to be their last council of war in their southward flight to avoid Federal capture.
Johnston Surrenders to Sherman
Both Joseph E. Johnston and William T. Sherman exceed their authority by agreeing in principle to a peace between not only their own armies but all other armies still in the field.