Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

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A Diary of American Events – March 28, 1861

March 28, 2011

The American Civil War,The Rebellion Record—A Diary of American Events; by Frank Moore

—Governor Pickens, of South Carolina, sent a message to the convention of that State, informing it that six hundred men would be required to garrison the forts in Charleston harbor; besides giving other important details respecting the financial condition of the State. (This message is printed complete in the New York Tribune of April 2, 1861.)

—The actual vote of the State of Louisiana on secession is given by the New Orleans papers of to-day as follows: For secession, 20,448; against it, 17,296.— World, April 4.

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