Secession of the Southern States, 1860–61
State seceding prior to Fort Sumter
Lake
Superior
States seceding after Fort Sumter
ME
MN
Refused to recognize secession and
broke away from Virginia to
form new state
WI
May 20,
Date state seceded
1861
Provisional capital of seceding states
IA
Lake
Huron
Lake Michig
an
Slave states which did not secede
IL
L. Ontario
MI
L.
MS
TX
Feb. 1, 1861
LA
Jan. 26,
1861
MD
1861
Montgomery
DE
VA
NC
May 20, 1861
SC
AL
Jan. 11,
NJ
April 17, 1861
TN
Jan. 9,
1861
PA
WV
June 8, 1861
May 6,
1861
MA
CT RI
admitted to
the Union
1863
KY
NY
e
Eri
OH
IN
MO
AR
VT NH
GA
Dec. 20,
1860
ATLANTIC
OCEAN
Jan. 19,
1861
FL
Jan. 10,
1861
N
Gulf of Mexico
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