The world: historical and actual . to entertain any prop-osition for disunion. A week after Mr. Lincoln be-came President the Confederate commissioners triedto open negotiations through the Secretary of State,Mr. Seward. All hope of success in that directionwas abandoned when it was known that a squadronof seven ships had been fitted out to reinforce FortSumter. It only remained then to abandon theConfederate movement or resort to arms. If therewas any hesitation as to which course to pursue, thefiring on Sumter, April 12, put an end to it, andits fall the next day produced the wildest enthusi
The world: historical and actual . to entertain any prop-osition for disunion. A week after Mr. Lincoln be-came President the Confederate commissioners triedto open negotiations through the Secretary of State,Mr. Seward. All hope of success in that directionwas abandoned when it was known that a squadronof seven ships had been fitted out to reinforce FortSumter. It only remained then to abandon theConfederate movement or resort to arms. If therewas any hesitation as to which course to pursue, thefiring on Sumter, April 12, put an end to it, andits fall the next day produced the wildest enthusiamthroughout the South. The call of Mr. Lincolnfor 75,000 volunteers, issued two days after the fallof Sumter, was met at Montgomery by a call forvolunteers to repel oppression. Two days later,April 17, Virginia held a convention and withdrewfrom the Union. Arkansas followed May 6, NorthCarolina May 20, and Teunessee June 8. Theother slave-holding states on the border, Maryland 7c s »> 558 RISE AND FALL OF THE CONFEDERACY. 4c. olina. 1807. Kentucky, Missouri and Delaware, never formallywithdrew from the Union, and were said to havecontributed their quota to both armies. An election for President and Vice-President ofthe Confederacy was held November 6, 1SG2, with the result choice wasunanimous. Atthe same timeGeneral RobertE. Lee, who atfirst hesitated asto which side toespouse, was ap-pointed to takecommand ofthe Confederateforces on thecoast of Georgiarobebt e. lee. and South Car- lie was a native of Virginia, born inHe was a colonel in the regular army atthe time Virginia seceded. He felt that the statehad a higher claim upon him than the UnitedStates, and resigned his commission. He was aman of superb physique, high moral characterand great ability. Ho was early second in impor-tance among the Confederate army, and after Gen- eral Joseph waswounded andsucceeded byhim at FairOaks (May 31,1862) he was thefirst. When Leedied,October 12,1870, he was th
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