“The Dread Arbitrament of War,” Cleveland (OH) Herald, April 15, 1861

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The Dread Arbitrament of War
Source citation
“The Dread Arbitrament of War,” Cleveland (OH) Herald, April 15, 1861, p. 2: 2.
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Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.

The presidential election becomes official with the announcement from the Electoral College

The electoral votes having been ceremonially counted in the House of Representatives in a joint session of Congress, Vice-President John C. Breckinridge made the official announcement that Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin "having received a majority of the whole number of electoral votes" had been duly elected as president and vice-president of the United States and would serve a four year term beginning on March 4, 1861.  (By John Osborne) 
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State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama, February 1861, artist's impression

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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, January 17, 2011.
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The city of Montgomery, Alabama, showing the state house where the congress of the Southern Confederacy meets on February 4, 1861
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Prints and Photographs Collection, Library of Congress
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Cropped from a larger image also available here.
Originally appeared in Harper's Magazine on February 9, 1861 

Montgomery, Alabama, February 1861, artist's impression, zoomable image

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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, January 17, 2011.
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The city of Montgomery, Alabama, showing the state house where the congress of the Southern Confederacy meets on February 4, 1861
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Prints and Photographs Collection, Library of Congress
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Originally appeared in Harper's Magazine on February 9, 1861 

Montgomery, Alabama, April 1879

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State House [in background], Montgomery, Ala., where Jeff Davis was inaugurated, seen from head of Commercial Street, April 1879
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Stereograph Collection, Library of Congress

In Arkansas, local militia seize the U.S. Arsenal at Little Rock

Rumors of the reinforcement of the U.S. Arsenal had spread quickly in Little Rock during the previous week and Arkansas militia and other secessionists had gathered spontaneously around the installation without the apparent sanction of the governor, Henry Rector.  To forestall a clash, Rector was forced to demand a surrender.  This was negotiated and local militia took the Arsenal and its reported 9000 stands of small arms. (By John Osborne)  
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Tower Building, Little Rock Arsenal, Little Rock Arkansas, 1934

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Cropped, sized, and prepared for use here by John Osborne, Dickinson College, January 16, 2011.
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U.S. Arsenal Building, City Park, Little Rock, Pulaski, AR from the northwest
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Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress
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Photographer: Prather Reynolds, April 12, 1934 

“The Border States,” Cleveland (OH) Herald, April 16, 1861

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Cropped, edited, and prepared for use here by Don Sailer, Dickinson College, January 17, 2011.
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The Border States
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“The Border States,” Cleveland (OH) Herald, April 16, 1861, p. 2: 2.
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Original image has been adjusted here for presentation purposes.
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