Exploring the most important 55 months in American history
Jefferson Davis and four southern senators deliver emotional farewell speeches before following their home states out of the Union. Davis defends secession as a state’s right, emphasizing the South’s grievances and the desire for peaceful separation.
Jefferson Davis and his small Confederate escort reach the banks of the Oconee River in Georgia, while Federal forces rapidly close in on them.
Confederate and U.S. officials work to develop strategies to wage war against each other on the waters.