John C. Callhoun
The South Carolina Congressman and senator who spoke for the South before and during the Civil War was John C. Calhoun. Calhoun was a strong advocate for states' rights and slavery, and his ideas greatly influenced the southern perspective leading up to the war. He was known for his passionate speeches and defense of the South's interests.
robert smalls
A southern representative attacked a Northern senator in Congress
I know that before the Civil War, John C. Calhoun was the congressman who led to the session of South Carolina.
Senator Strom Thurmond of South Carolina.
Before the Civil War Montgomery Alabama was considered the capital of the south. When Virginia entered the confederacy during the Civil War, the capital of the South was moved to Richmond Virginia.
Before the Civil War, a dispute arose between the north and the south concerning states' rights. In South Carolina, Sen. John C Calhoun was a vocal spokesman for the South on this issue.
December 1860 - before the war started.
To starve the South, before attacking its weakened forces.
South Carolina seceded from the Union before the Civil War.
During the US Civil War, and in fact before the war, the South's government was the Confederate States of America. This "new" nation wanted and fought for its independence from the US ( Union ).
Cotton was often called the King of the South during the Civil War.