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Winfield Scott to Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861 Letter
Joseph Medill to Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861 Letter
Entry by Josie Underwood, April 16, 1861 Diary
Cleveland (OH) Herald, “The Border States,” April 16, 1861 Newspaper
Chillicothe (OH) Scioto Gazette, “The War News,” April 16, 1861 Newspaper
New York Herald, “The Present Administration Doing What The Last Should Have Done,” April 16, 1861 Newspaper
James Henderson to Abraham Lincoln, April 16, 1861 Letter
Alexander J. Sessions to Abraham Lincoln, April 16, 1861 Letter
Richmond (VA) Dispatch, “Another John Brown Raid,” April 16, 1861 Newspaper
Entry by Catherine Edmondston, April 16, 1861 Diary
Entry by George Templeton Strong, April 16, 1861 Diary
Entry by George Templeton Strong, April 17, 1861 Diary
Entry by Josie Underwood, April 17, 1861 Diary
Jefferson Davis, Proclamation, April 17, 1861 Executive record
Charleston (SC) Mercury, “Abolition Anticipations,” April 17, 1861 Newspaper
The Virginia Ordinance of Secession, April 17, 1861 Legislative record
Chicago (IL) Tribune, “The Old Fire,” April 18, 1861 Newspaper
Proclamation of the Governor of Maryland, April 18, 1861 Executive record
Abraham Lincoln, Proclamation of a Blockade of the South, April 19, 1861 Executive record
Boston (MA) Liberator, “An Ancient and A Modern Compromise,” April 19, 1861 Newspaper