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Declaration of Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union
Declaration of Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union 12/1860
Letter from Mary Greenhow Lee to Rose Greenhow Proclaiming She Is Favorable to Secession
Letter from Mary Greenhow Lee to Rose Greenhow Proclaiming She Is Favorable to Secession 5/20/1861
Joint Resolution of July 24, 1866, 14 STAT 364, restoring Tennesssee to the Union
Joint Resolution of July 24, 1866, 14 STAT 364, restoring Tennesssee to the Union 7/24/1866
Letter from Robert E. Lee to Simon Cameron in which Lee Resigned from the U.S. Army
Letter from Robert E. Lee to Simon Cameron in which Lee Resigned from the U.S. Army 4/20/1861
Letter from Capt. Treadwell S. Moore to Rose Greenhow Concerning Course of Congress in the Question of Secession
Letter from Capt. Treadwell S. Moore to Rose Greenhow Concerning Course of Congress in the Question of Secession 1/24/1861
Ordinance of Secession of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Ordinance of Secession of the Commonwealth of Virginia 4/17/1861
Act of December 31, 1862, Public Law 37-4, 12 STAT 633, which admitted the state of West Virginia into the Union.
Act of December 31, 1862, Public Law 37-4, 12 STAT 633, which admitted the state of West Virginia into the Union. 12/31/1862
The Honorable David T. Patterson
The Honorable David T. Patterson ca. 1860 - 1865
Electoral Vote Tally for the 1860 Presidential Election
Electoral Vote Tally for the 1860 Presidential Election 1861
Emancipation Proclamation
Emancipation Proclamation 1/1/1863
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