December 18,1860 -- The Crittenden Compromise January 1861 -- The South Secedes. When Abraham Lincoln, a known opponent of slavery, was elected president, the South Carolina legislature perceived a threat. Calling a state convention, the delegates voted to remove the state of South Carolina from the union known as the United States of America. The Secession of South Carolina was followed by the secession of six more states -- Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas -- …showed first 75 words of 898 total…

…showed last 75 words of 898 total…Walker and Fort Beauregard. This victory enabled General Thomas W. Sherman's troops to occupy first Port Royal and then all the famous Sea Islands of South Carolina. August 21 -- Confederate Assignments Brig General Roswell S. Ripley CS Army Assigned to command of the Dept. South Carolina Brig General John B. Grayson CS Army assigned to command of Dept of Middle and East Florida October 29 -- Sherman Moves The Sherman Expedition sails from Hampton Roads Virginia