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| Wednesday May 1, 1861 |
General Robert E. Lee commanding the State of Virginia's military
force orders Colonel Thomas Jonathan Jackson to concentrate
his forces at Harper's Ferry, Va. Colonel Jackson is ordered to
remove all machinery in the United States Arsenal to Winchester
and Strasburg, Va.
Both Tennessee and North Carolina are taking actions towards
secession. In Tennessee the legislature approves a resolution to
appoint commissioner to work with the newly formed Confederate
government. In North Carolina the legislature votes to form a
convention on secession.