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FLORIDA
CIVIL WAR TIMELINE
1860
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October
1 - |
Democrat
John Milton, a supporter of secession, was elected governor of Florida.
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November
7 - |
In
the national presidential election, Republican Abraham Lincoln was
elected. Democrat John C. Breckenridge received Florida's three
electoral votes.
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November
30 - |
Governor
Madison Perry (who would remain in office until the fall of 1861)
signed into law a bill calling for a convention to meet in Tallahassee
to discuss Florida’s secession from the United States.
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December
22 - |
Elections
were held to send delegates to the Secession Convention.
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