Virginia had only just declared her secession from the Union.

They threw out the Kitts police force and declared their secession.

Before Lincoln took office, seven states had declared their secession from the Union.

There were calls for Maryland to declare secession in the wake of the riot.

Mississippi was the second southern state to declare secession from the Union on January 9, 1861.

Lincoln mentioned the need for national unity in his March 1861 inaugural address after seven states had already declared their secession.

Although riots broke out, Maryland did not declare secession.

Seven states declared their secession before Lincoln took office on March 4, 1861:

On January 11, 1861, Alabama declared its secession from the Union.

The move was a timely one-on January 10, Florida became the third state to declare secession.