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Monday, January 7, 1861

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Army Events:

			Operation:	Charleston Harbor, SC	December 20, 1860 - April 14, 1861
			Abandonment:	Fort Fauntleroy, New Mexico Territory	January 7, 1861
			Seizure:	Fort Marion, FL	January 7, 1861

(Source: Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Vol. I, p. 660-991. Frederick H. Dyer.)

Additional Information:

Mississippi Convention meets.

Florida Convention receives Commissioners from South Carolina and Alabama.

Alabama Convention meets.

Virginia Legislature meets.

U. S. Arsenal and Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida, seized by Florida state troops. The U. S. Arsenal at Chattahoochee, Florida, is also seized, containing 500,000 rounds of musket cartridges, 300,000 rifle cartridges, and 50,000 pounds of gunpowder, but no arms.

(Source: The Political History of the United States of America During the Great Rebellion 1860-1865. p. 2-47. Edward McPherson.)