The state of West Virginia was split from Virginia in 1861 and became a state on June 20, 1863.
South Carolina
It's when Texas seceded from the Union and joined the Confederacy.
Only one state seceded in 1860, South Carolina.
Counties in Northwestern Virginia seceded from the mother state and formed West Virginia. It achieved statehood June 20, 1863.
South Carolina
South Carolina seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860, becoming the first state to secede from the Union.
The first state to secede from the American Union was South Carolina. Directly as a result of the election of Abraham Lincoln as the 16th American president, this southern state seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860.
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South Carolina seceded on that date.
South Carolina seceded on December 20th 1860.
In 1860 South Carolina seceded from the union
On Apr.20,1861, North Carolina seceded from the Union.