Template:TITCW/February 18, 1861
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Jump to navigationJump to search- President-Elect of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln, delivers a speech at Buffalo, New York, and Albany, New York, believing that differences can still be reconciled
- President-Elect of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, is sworn in at Montgomery, Alabama
Surrender of United States Posts in Texas
by Brevet Major General David E. Twiggs, USA, commanding the Department of Texas - many consider this to be an act of treason