The Kansas Civil War continues: Democratic (constitutionalist) President Pierce fires pro-slavery Governor Wilson Shannon, of the federal enclave of Kansas. Pro-slavery Secretary Daniel Woodson, becomes acting governor until Pierce and Congress appoint a replacement.
[restored 2/21/2022]
Subsequent Events:
Authority:
Article IV, Section 3 [Clause 2]
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References:
Calvin D. Linton, ed., The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 149.