Mississippi Ordinance of Secession
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The Mississippi Secession Ordinance was written by
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar (II) Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II (September 17, 1825January 23, 1893) was an American politician, diplomat, and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in both houses of Congress, served as the United States Sec ...
, who resigned from the
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in January 1861. and The ordinance was signed by
James Z. George James Zachariah George (October 20, 1826August 14, 1897) was an American lawyer, writer, U.S. politician, Confederate politician, and military officer. He was known as Mississippi's "Great Commoner". He was also a slave owner. Biography James ...
and others. Text of Ordinance:


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Secession crisis of 1860–61 Mississippi in the American Civil War American Civil War documents
Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...
Politics of Mississippi 1861 in Mississippi 1861 documents {{Mississippi-stub