Saturday, January 26, 1861

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Army Events:

Operation: Charleston Harbor, SC December 20, 1860 - April 14, 1861
Operation: Fort Humboldt, CA January 16 - May 18, 1861
Seizure: Fort Jackson, GA January 26, 1861

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


Additional Information:

Louisiana passes Ordinance of Secession: yeas 113, neas 17. Louisiana secedes from the Union. The Louisiana Convention refuses to submit the Ordinance to the people by a vote of 84 to 45.

Alabama Commissioners appointed to negotiate with the U. S. government relative to the U. S. forts, arsenals, etc., within the State.

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



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