-- George G. Meade
Southern States Secede
Secession
fever hit the South after Abraham Lincoln was elected president. The
South considered Lincoln's Republican party victory in the 1860
presidential election as a sign that the North was now going to end the
"peculiar institution" of slavery. For the South, the time of talk and
compromise had ended. In December, 1860 South Carolina became the first
state to secede from the Union. Secession of the rest of the states that
would make up the Confederate States of America occurred in two waves.
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Stonewall Jackson’s Death, GENERAL ORDERS, No. 61
May 11, 1863
The Army of Northern Virginia Learns of Stonewall Jackson’s Death
General Robert E. Lee tells his army about General Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson’s death with his General Orders, Number 61.
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GENERAL ORDERS, No. 61. HDQRS. ARMY OF NORTHERN VIRGINIA, May 11, 1863. With deep grief the commanding general announces to the army the death of Lieut. Gen. T. J. Jackson, who expired on the 10th instant, at 3.15 p.m. The daring, skill, and energy of this great and good soldier, by the decree of an all-wise Providence, are now lost to us. But while we mourn his death, we feel that his spirit still lives, and will inspire the whole army with his indomitable courage and unshaken confidence in God as our hope and our strength. Let his name be a watchword to his corps, who have followed him to victory on so many fields. Let officers and soldiers emulate his invincible determination to do everything in the defense of our beloved country. R. E. LEE, General. |
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