WHAT ALL HAPPENED FEBRUARY TO APRIL 1861
Find out what all happened February to April 1861

American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, delegates from six break-away U.S. states meet and form the Confederate States of America. (4. February 1861)

American Civil War: Baltimore riot of 1861: a pro-Secession mob in Baltimore, Maryland, attacks United States Army troops marching through the city. (19. April 1861)

American Civil War: Fort Sumter surrenders to Confederate forces. (13. April 1861)

In Gaeta the capitulation of the fortress decreeing the end of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies is signed. (13. February 1861)

Alexander Stephens gives the Cornerstone Speech (21. March 1861)

American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted. (11. March 1861)

American President Abraham Lincoln suspends the writ of habeas corpus. (27. April 1861)

American Civil War: United States House of Representatives unanimously passes a resolution guaranteeing noninterference with slavery in any state. (11. February 1861)

President-elect Abraham Lincoln arrives secretly in Washington, D.C., after the thwarting of an alleged assassination plot in Baltimore, Maryland. (23. February 1861)

Russian troops fire on a crowd in Warsaw protesting against Russian rule over Poland, killing five protesters. (27. February 1861)

The first national flag of the Confederate States of America (the "Stars and Bars") is adopted. (4. March 1861)

The Kingdom of Italy is proclaimed. (17. March 1861)

American Civil War: Maryland's House of Delegates votes not to secede from the Union. (29. April 1861)

Edward Clark becomes Governor of Texas, replacing Sam Houston, who has been evicted from the office for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy. (16. March 1861)

With Italian unification almost complete, Victor Emmanuel II of Piedmont, Savoy and Sardinia assumes the title of King of Italy. (18. February 1861)

An earthquake completely destroys Mendoza, Argentina. (20. March 1861)

American Civil War: Texas secedes from the United States. (1. February 1861)

In Montgomery, Alabama, Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the provisional President of the Confederate States of America. (18. February 1861)

American Civil War: Jefferson Davis is elected the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America by the Confederate convention at Montgomery, Alabama. (9. February 1861)

El Hadj Umar Tall seizes the city of Ségou, destroying the Bambara Empire of Mali. (10. March 1861)