Secession and War (1860-1865)
South Carolina Declaration of Secession
December 24, 1860
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Jefferson Davis: Farewell Speech to the United States Congress
January 21, 1861
Georgia Secession
January 29, 1861
A Declaration of the Causes which Impel the State of Texas to Secede from the Federal Union
February 2, 1861
Abraham Lincoln’s Farewell Address to Springfield
February 11, 1861
Jefferson Davis: 1st Innaugural Address
February 18, 1861
Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address
March 4, 1861
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The Morrill Act
1862
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Jefferson Davis: 2nd Innaugural Address
February 22, 1862
Abraham Lincoln: The Emancipation Proclamation
September 22, 1862
Abraham Lincoln: The Gettysburg Address
November 19, 1863
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Abraham Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address
April 10, 1865
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