James Oppenheim,
The Life of Abraham Lincoln
(1915)
“ Lincoln's radicalism this time elects him President of the United States. Before he leaves Springfield, Ill., for Washington, Lincoln gets news that part of the South has seceded from the Union. Montgomery, Ala.Feb. 9, 1861 Abraham Lincoln,President-elect,Springfield, Ill.Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Florida and South Carolina have seceded from the Union and elected Jefferson Davis President of the Confederacy. They are seiging forts, arsenals and arms to be ready for your inauguration. X.X. "The Union must be preserved." ”
