Pre War - 4 - April 1 to April 11, 1861(Last Day of Peace) - Gearing up for War - 7 Confederate States at this point: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana & Texas - nothing on the local front yet

Pre War 3 - March 1861 - Alleghenian - Lincoln Now in Office, Ebensburg Petition on Fugitive Slaves, Beauregard Gearing up for Sumter but Should North Evacuate the Fort

Pre-War 2 - Late January - February 1861 - Alleghenian - Buchanan still President - South Slave Tax to Fund War, Northern Makers still shipping arms to South, Texas & Kansas , Lincoln Tours Northern States on way to Inauguration set for March, Davis elected President for South

Pre-War 1 - Wrapping up the Week of January 24, 1861: How Events are Unfolding Day by Day towards Possible War - The Alleghenian