February 26, 1861

Confederate President Jefferson Davis sends a message to the U.S. Congress, calling on them to release all armaments that rightfully belong to Southern states - arguing that they now rightfully belong to the Confederate States of America.

February 25, 1861

President-Elect Lincoln meets with both houses of Congress.

February 24, 1861

The Montgomery Convention completes the Constitution of the Confederate States of America.

February 23, 1861

Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington, DC to take office.

February 22, 1861

In Montgomery, Georgia, dele3gate Augustus Wright introduces a bill to form a Volunteer Division in the Army of the Confederate States of America.

February 21, 1861

President-elect Lincoln speaks to both houses of New Jersey legislature.

February 20, 1861

P.G.T. Beauregard resigns from the U.S. Army.