Monday, March 4, 1861
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| Operation: | Charleston Harbor, SC | December 20, 1860 - April 14, 1861 | Operation: | Fort Humboldt, CA | January 16 - May 18, 1861 |
| Sworn In: | Abraham Lincoln, as the 16th President of the United States of America | Appointment: | Edward Bates, from Missouri, appointed Attorney General in the United States Cabinet | Appointment: | Montgomery Blair, from Maryland, appointed Postmaster General in the United States Cabinet | Appointment: | Simon Cameron, from Pennsylvania, appointed Secretary of War in the United States Cabinet | Appointment: | Salmon P. Chase, from Ohio, appointed Secretary of Treasury in the United States Cabinet | Appointment: | William H. Seward, from New York, appointed Secretary of State in the United States Cabinet | Appointment: | Caleb Blood Smith, from Indiana, appointed Secretary of Interior in the United States Cabinet | Appointment: | Gideon Welles, from Connecticut, appointed Secretary of Navy in the United States Cabinet |
(Source: Compendium of the War of the Rebellion Vol. I, p. 660-991. Frederick H. Dyer; The Chronological Tracking Of The American Civil War Per The Offical Records Of The War of the Rebellion pp. 1-336. Ronald A. Mosocco.)
Naval Events:
Forty-two vessels were in commission in the United States Navy. Twelve of these ships were assigned duty with the Home Squadron, four of which were based on Northern ports. Beginning with the return of Powhatan to New York and Pocahontas to Hampton Roads on 12 March and Cumberland to Hampton Roads on 23 March, the Department moved to recall all but three ships from foreign stations, where they were badly needed, in order to meet the greater needs of the Nation in this hour of crisis.(Source: Civil War Naval Chronology 1861-1865. pp. I:1-41; II:1-117; III:1-170; IV:1-152; V:1-134. 1971: Naval History Division, Navy Department.)
Additional Information:
Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln, sworn in as 16th President of the United States of America. Major Richard Anderson reports that his supplies are running low, and may force him to evacuate Fort Sumter.
Alabama Convention re-assembles.
Arkansas Convention meets.
Texas Convention declares the State out of the Union. Governor Samuel Houston issues a proclamation to that effect.
Missouri Convention passes a resolution (yeas 64, neas 35) appointing a committee to notify Georgia Commissioner Luther J. Glenn that the Missouri Convention was ready to hear any communication from his State. Mr. Glenn read Georgia's Articles of Secession, and made a speech urging Missouri to join her.
(Source: The Political History of the United States of America During the Great Rebellion 1860-1865. p. 2-47. Edward McPherson; A Concise Encyclopedia of the Civil War, p. 203-221. Henry E. Simmons 1965.)