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Chase   John Tyler   Washington Peace Convention February 4, 1861 Convention of Seceded States begins in Montgomery, Alabama. Georgian Howell Cobb is elected President of the Convention Alabama   Convention of Seceding States February 4, 1861 John Slidell and Judah Benjamin of Louisiana withdraw from the U. S. Senate Louisiana February 4, 1861 Elections in Virginia create a pro-Union secessionist convention Virginia   Virginia Secession Convention February 5, 1861 "Fort Sumter will not be surrendered" came from various people in the Buchanan Administration in response to a demand for surrender from South Carolina   Fort Sumter February 8, 1861 The Convention of Seceded States adopts a provisional constitution forming the Confederate States of America Alabama   Convention of Seceding States February 9, 1861 After privately considering William Yancey, Howell Cobb, Robert Toombs, Alexander Stephens, and Robert Barnwell Rhett for President of the Confederate States of America, the Convention settles on Jefferson Davis. They select Alexander Stephens, both pro-Union and a friend of Abraham Lincoln, as vice-president   Jefferson Davis   Alexander Stephens   Convention of Seceding States   Robert Barnwell Rhett   Robert Toombs February 9, 1861 In a blow to the newly formed Confederacy, Tennessee voters reject the call for a secessionist convention, 68,262 to 59,499. Tennessee February 10, 1861 At his plantation home outside Vicksburg, Jefferson Davis receives the news he is the first President of the Confederate States of America. He was hoping to be commander of the military Mississippi   Jefferson Davis February 11, 1861 As President-elect Abraham Lincoln begins his journey to Washington D. C. from Springfield, Illinois, President-elect Jefferson Davis journeys from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Montgomery, Alabama to accept the Presidency of the Confederate States. Mississippi Alabama Illinois   Abraham Lincoln   Jefferson Davis   Convention of Seceding States February 11, 1861 The Electoral College begins to meet amid fears of a show of force against the election of Abraham Lincoln. General Winfield Scott reinforces the city and the meeting occurs as planned. Vice-president John C. Breckinridge declares Lincoln the winner of the Election of 1860   Abraham Lincoln   John Breckinridge   Winfield Scott   The Election of 1860 February 13, 1861 The U. S. Electoral College makes Lincoln's win official   Abraham Lincoln   The Election of 1860 February 13, 1861 In Richmond, former President John Tyler and former Virginia governor Henry Wise lead the notables who meet for the first time as Virginia's secessionist convention. Virginia   John Tyler   Virginia Secession Convention February 15, 1861 Provisional Confederate Congress votes to take Ft. Sumter and Ft. Pickens (FL) by force if necessary   Convention of Seceding States   Fort Sumter February 15, 1861 Delegates from Texas arrive at the Convention of Seceding States Texas February 18, 1861 Jefferson Davis is inaugurated "Provisional President of the Confederate States of America" in Montgomery Alabama   Jefferson Davis   Convention of Seceding States February 19, 1861 Jefferson Davis appoints his Cabinet including fireeater Robert Toombs (State), Christopher Memminger (Treasury), LeRoy Pope Walker (War), Judah P. Benjamin (Attorney-General) and J. H. Reagan (Postmaster-General).   Jefferson Davis   Robert Toombs   Fire-eaters February 20, 1861 P. G. T. Beauregard resigns from the U. S. Army   P. G. T. Beauregard February 20, 1861 President-elect Abraham Lincoln and Vice-president Elect Hannibal Hamlin of Maine meet in New York City Maine New York   Abraham Lincoln February 22, 1861 February 23, 1861 Under the watchful eyes of Allan Pinkerton, Abraham Lincoln travels in secrecy to Washington, D. C. Pinkerton had been worried about the trip through Baltimore, Maryland, a Southern-leaning city Maryland   Abraham Lincoln   Washington D. C. February 23, 1861 Texas citizens ratify the actions of the seccesionist convention, voting to secede, 34,794 to 11,235 Texas February 25, 1861 President-Elect Lincoln meets with both houses of Congress   Abraham Lincoln February 25, 1861 The Saratoga, a ship in the U. S. African Squadron, captures the sloop Express, a slave ship February 28, 1861 North Carolina voters reject the call for a secessionist convention by 651 votes. 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