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| America's Civil War Source |
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| A resource for those interested in the study of America's Civil War |
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| Five Southern Senators withdraw Five Senators from Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi left the Senate. They are David Yulee and Stephen Mallory of Florida. Clement Clay and Benjamin Fitzpatrick of Alabama. The fifth, Jefferson Davis of Mississippi, gave a particularly moving farewell speech wishing the northern senators well and expressed that he felt no hostility towards them. |
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