Civil War Day-by-Day Civil War Day-by-Day March 21, 1861 Provisional Vice-President of the Confederate States of America, Alexander Stephens, gives the Cornerstone Speech. Missouri secessionist convention adjourns having voted 98-1 against secession • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Posted March 21, 2021