APRIL FOOLS DAY: William Seward, Secretary of State, in a letter to Republican (nationalist) President Abraham Lincoln, of the united States, urges that he use his powers as Commander-in-Chief to recall the Navy of the united States from around the world to set up a blockade of the Confederate States; and that he declare martial law in Key West, Florida.
[restored 3/18/2022]
Subsequent Events:
References:
American Civil War, 1861
www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAcivilwar2.htm