On November 15, 1860, Virginia Governor John Letcher called a special session of the state’s general assembly to convene at the capitol in Richmond on Monday, January 7, 1861. When senators and delegates took their seats, President-elect Abraham Lincoln had not yet assumed office, and only South Carolina had declared its secession. Mississippi, Florida, and…

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