Civil War Timeline / Chronology for March 1861

March 1, 1861	P. G. T. Beauregard appointed Brigadier General [CS]	Louisiana
	P. G. T. Beauregard
March 1, 1861	Jefferson Davis orders General P. G. T. Beauregard to Charleston	South Carolina
	Jefferson Davis
	Fort Sumter
March 1, 1861	Texas accepted as a state by the provisional government of the Confederate States of America	Texas
March 1, 1861	The U. S. Congress rejects the Washington Peace Conference proposals
	Washington Peace Convention
March 2, 1861	The U. S. Congress passes a proposed 13th Amendment stating that the Congress will not abolish or interfer with slavery where it exists. The amendment is never ratified.
	The Emancipation of Slaves
March 2, 1861	Texas Secessionist Convention reconvenes	Texas
March 2, 1861	Congress passes the Morrill Tariff Bill.
March 2, 1861	Congress adopts a proposed 13th Amendment, making it illegal to interfer with the "domestic institutions" of the states
	Proposed 13th Amendment
March 3, 1861	General P. G. T. Beauregard arrives at Charleston and assumes command of Confederate troops	South Carolina
	P. G. T. Beauregard
	Fort Sumter
March 4, 1861	Confederate Convention in Montgomery adopts the "Stars and Bars" as the nation's flag
	Convention of Seceding States
March 4, 1861	Abraham Lincoln is inaugurated President of the United States. 7 states had already seceded.
	Abraham Lincoln
March 5, 1861	The First Confederate Flag, known as the "Stars and Bars," is introduced
	Civil War Firsts
March 5, 1861	Texas secessionist convention accepts Confederate statehood	Texas
March 7, 1861	Salmon P. Chase appointed Secretary of the Treasury
	Salmon P. Chase
March 9, 1861	The Coinage Bill is passed by the Confederate Congress, authorizing up to 50 million dollars in Confederate currency to be printed
March 11, 1861	Braxton Bragg assumes command of Florida forces	Florida
	Braxton Bragg
March 11, 1861	Confederate Congress at Montgomery adopts the Constitution unnanimously.
March 13, 1861	The Confederate States of America attempts a peaceful adjustment of issues arising from separation (Forsyth and Crawford). Secretary of State William Seward, under the direction of the President, refuses
	William Seward
March 16, 1861	Confederate provisional congress creates the Confederate Marine Corps. It never numbers more than 600 members and its records are destroyed on purposed near the end of the war
March 16, 1861	Edwin Vose Sumner promoted to Brigadier General and given command of the Department of the Pacific, replacing Albert Sidney Johnston
	Edwin Vose Sumner
March 18, 1861	By a vote of 39-35 the Arkansas convention defeats a secession motion. Instead, they vote to allow a general election in August to determine the question of secession.	Arkansas
March 21, 1861	Missouri secessionist convention adjourns having voted 98-1 against secession	Missouri
	Confederate Order of Secession
March 29, 1861	Abraham Lincoln decides to reinforce Fort Sumter.
	Abraham Lincoln
	Fort Sumter
March 29, 1861	Mississippi ratifies the Confederate Constitution	Mississippi
March 31, 1861	General John Bankhead Magruder reassigned from Arkansas to Texas.	Texas Arkansas