[ansel12]

The message makes me feel that things were more uncertain for some people than some of us realize.

"Jonathan Dillon April 13, 1861. Fort Sumter was attacked by the rebels on the above date. Thank God we have a government."

[WoofDog123]

the 4-way election with sectionalist division and threats over an outcome of lincoln winning had to be just scary as hell. Not having a seated government had to have been an expected possibility.