The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the ... To retain the loyalty of the remaining border states -- Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri -- President Lincoln insisted that the ...

It is agreed on all sides that no effort to "compromise" with the States that have seceded would ... looker on is fully convinced, viz.: that civil war or reconstruction is unavoidable.

We hope that the leaders will come to an agreement and we will have peace,” said Sergei Kurnosov, the mayor of the town of ...