Mississippi

January 9, 1861.   Mississippi secedes from the Union by a vote of 84 to 15 at a state convention. ^{Long 23-24}

January 12, 1861.   Mississippi representatives resign from the House of Representatives. ^{Long 25-26}

January 20, 1861.

Mississippi troops seize Fort Massachusetts on Ship Island in the Gulf of Mexico.   It is an important deep-water, protected harbor in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Mississippi. ^{Long 28}

January 21, 1861.   Washington:   In moving farewell speeches, the Mississippi Senators withdraw from the Senate. ^{Long 28}