Seven Southern states secede from Union. (Confederacy includes 15 states and territories by 1862.)
24 A plesant morning I spent the afternoon in the Legislature mostly
in the Joint assembly. The Poney Express brought word that South Carolinia had left the Union
Browse places mentioned in Wilford Woodruff's journal entry on this day. Click on the place names to view other pages where they are mentioned.
View selected events in the two months surrounding this date in Wilford Woodruff's life. Click on the dates to jump to that day in Wilford Woodruff's journal.