Causes of the Civil War, 1859-1861, Volume 19

36 Cong Abraham Lincoln action Alabama Anderson April arms authority batteries Beauregard Buchanan cabinet Calhoun Captain Charleston Civil Colonel command commissioners committee compromise Confederacy Confederate Congress Constitution convention cotton Crawford Davis December December 17 declared delegates Douglas duty election February Federal feeling fire force Fort Monroe Fort Moultrie Fort Pickens Fort Sumter forts garrison Georgia Globe Governor Pickens guns harbor Hist House Ibid January January 16 Jefferson Davis John Brown Kansas legislature letter majority March ment Missouri Morris Island Moultrie National navy negro Nicolay and Hay North northern November officers party Pensacola political Powhatan president question reinforcements reply Republican resolution Sanborn Scott secession secessionists secretary secretary of war Senate sent sentiment Serial Sess Seward Slave Power slavery slaves South Carolina southern speech Stephens Sumter telegram territory tion Trescot troops Union United views Virginia vols vote Washington West whites York