Causes Of The American Civil War, Secession Statements Of Five Confederate States

Some of the states who rebelled against the Federal Government in the American Civil War issued statements by nascent governing bodies explaining why they were attempting to leave. Here are the statements, published in 1860 and 1861, of South Carolina, Texas, Virginia, Mississippi, and Georgia.

01 - Secession Statement Of South Carolina (December 1860) 02 - Secession Statement Of Mississippi (January 1861) 03 - Secession Statement Of Georgia (January 1861) 04 - Secession Statement Of Texas (February 1861) 05 - Secession Statement Of Virginia (April 1861)