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Preparing for the outbreak of the Civil War...
Preparing for the outbreak of the Civil War...
Item # 725234
March 28, 1861
THE WORLD, New York City, March 28, 1861
* Start of the Civil War close (Fort Sumter)
* Tensions at a boiling point in the South
* Southern slavery and the Confederacy
* History about to be made
From just days before the outbreak of the Civil War, this issue has some reports on the impending conflict.
The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "STATE OF THE NATION" with various subheads. (see images)
Complete with 8 pages, uncut and untrimmed, light creasing with toning and minor wear at the folds, generally in good condition.
background: On March 27, 1861, the Southern states—newly unified as the Confederate States of America—existed in a volatile limbo between secession and open warfare, characterized by a feverish buildup of military and political infrastructure. In the provisional capital of Montgomery, Alabama, President Jefferson Davis was focused on the logistical nightmare of transforming a collection of rebellious states into a functioning nation, overseeing the ratification of the Confederate Constitution and the organization of a provisional army. The atmosphere was most electric in Charleston, South Carolina, where Brigadier General P.G.T. Beauregard was tightening the noose around Fort Sumter, despite Lincoln’s secret emissaries reporting back to Washington that Unionist sentiment in the region had effectively evaporated. While the Deep South states like Mississippi and Georgia were busy seizing Federal mints and armories to fund their new government, the "Upper South" states like Virginia remained in a state of agonizing hesitation, waiting for a single spark to determine whether they would remain in the Union or join the growing Southern "experiment."
Category: Pre-Civil War
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