Civil War Day-by-Day
    

Civil War Day-by-Day

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. (Joint session of Congress will meet to count the Electoral College votes from the individual states.)
  • The United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state.
  • President-elect Abraham Lincoln begins his journey to Washington D. C. from Springfield, Illinois
  • President-designee Jefferson Davis begins his journey from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Montgomery, Alabama to accept the Presidency of the Confederate States.
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