A Diary from Dixie As written by Mary Boykin Chesnut, wife of James Chesnut, Jr., United States Senator from South Carolina, 1859-1861, and afterward an Aide to Jefferson Davis and a Brigadier-General in the Confederate Army

CHAPTER I.—CHARLESTON, S. C., _November 8, 1860-December 27, 1860_.

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The news of Lincoln’s election—Raising the Palmetto flag—The author’s husband resigns as United States Senator—The Ordinance of Secession—Anderson takes possession of Fort Sumter 1