The Electorate of the Commonwealth of Virginia approves secession by a three-to-one margin.

       [added 3/19/2022]

Subsequent Events:

Authority:

unanimous Declaration (of Independence), Paragraph 6
ccc-2point0.com/unanimous-Declaration

References:

What Happened on May 23, 1861 – On This Day
www.onthisday.com/date/1861/may/23

Chronology Of The American Civil War
civilwarhome.com/timeline.htm

Current U.s. National Debt:

$36,215,701,317,831

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