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Civil War Timeline / Chronology for March 1861 <<Previous year Next year>> January, 1861
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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
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