Secession Timeline, November 1860 - July 1861
| Abraham Lincoln elected President | November 6, 1860 |
| South Carolina secedes | December 20, 1860 |
| Mississippi secedes | January 9, 1861 |
| Florida secedes | January 10, 1861 |
| Alabama secedes | January 11, 1861 |
| Georgia secedes | January 19, 1861 |
| Louisiana secedes | January 26, 1861 |
| Texas secedes | February 1, 1861- Note 1 |
| The Confederacy Forms | February 4, 1861 |
January - February: Southern states attack multiple federal forts, arsenals and mints in the South.
| Virginia Secession Convention begins | February 1, 1861 |
| Lincoln Inaugurated | March 4, 1861 |
| VA votes not to secede, 88-45 | April 4, 1861 |
| Confederates seize Fort Sumter | April 12, 1861 |
| Lincoln Calls for 75,000 troops | April 15, 1861 |
| The Va Governor refuses to send troops |
| Virginia secedes | April 17, 1861 - Note 2 |
| (Union captures Alexandria, Va.) | May 24, 1861 |
| Arkansas secedes | May 6, 1861 |
| North Carolina secedes | May 20, 1861 |
| Tennessee secedes | May 6, 1861 - Note 3 |
| First Battle of Manassas | July 21, 1861 |
Note 1. Texas's ordinance of secession was ratified by referendum on February 23, 1861 by a vote of 46,153 to 14,747.
Note 2. Virginia's ordinance of secession was ratified in a referendum held on May 23, 1861, by a vote of 132,201 to 37,451.
Note 3. Tennessee's ordinance of secession was ratified on June 8, 1861 by a vote of 104,471 to 47,183.
Primary Sources - All of the ordinances of secession
Four of the first seven states to secede, South Carolina, Mississippi, Georgia, and Texas, publish declarations of causes stating their reasons for seceding. Florida produced a first draft of one that was never published.
Secession Cause Reasons
Article - Virginia Secession
Percentage of slave owners by state:
Mississippi - 49%
South Carolina - 45%
Georgia - 37%
Alabama - 35%
Florida - 34%
Louisiana - 29%
Texas - 28%
North Carolina - 28%
Virginia - 26%
Tennessee - 25%
Arkansas - 20%
Kentucky - 23%
Missouri - 13%
Maryland - 12%
Delaware - 2%
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