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On December 19, 1860, delegates from South Carolina met at St. Andrew's Hall to discuss possible [[secession]] from the United States. The following day, they met there again and voted 169 to 0 to secede. South Carolina delegates later [[ratification|ratified]] the [[Confederate Constitution]] there on April 3, 1861. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.
On December 19, 1860, delegates from South Carolina met at St. Andrew's Hall to discuss possible [[secession]] from the United States. The following day, they met there again and voted 169 to 0 to secede. South Carolina delegates later [[ratification|ratified]] the [[Confederate Constitution]] there on April 3, 1861. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.


The St. Andrew's Hall was destroyed during a Charleston fire on 11–12 December, 1861.
The St. Andrew's Hall was destroyed during a Charleston fire on 11–12 December 1861.


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* Sketch of The St. Andrew's Hall is from the South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston on Chalmers Street
* Sketch of The St. Andrew's Hall is from the South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston on Chalmers Street


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Revision as of 19:16, 2 September 2010

"Remains of the Circular Church and 'Secession Hall' where South Carolina decided to leave the Union".

St. Andrew's Hall, was a public building in Charleston, South Carolina, on Broad Street. The hall served as headquarters for the St. Andrew's Society of Charleston, South Carolina. It was also an important part of the social life of upper-class Charlestonians. It was used for balls, banquets, concerts, and meetings of organizations like the South Carolina Jockey Club and the St. Cecilia Society. The hall could also be used for lodging, and both President James Monroe and General Marquis de Lafayette stayed there.

On December 19, 1860, delegates from South Carolina met at St. Andrew's Hall to discuss possible secession from the United States. The following day, they met there again and voted 169 to 0 to secede. South Carolina delegates later ratified the Confederate Constitution there on April 3, 1861. South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union.

The St. Andrew's Hall was destroyed during a Charleston fire on 11–12 December 1861.

References

  • Calore, Paul. (2002). Naval Campaigns of the Civil War. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers.
  • Edgar, Walter (1998). South Carolina: A History. Columbia: University of South Carolina Press.
  • McInnis, Maurie D. (2005). Politics of Taste in Antebellum Charleston. University of North Carolina Press.
  • Moise, Warren (2003). Rebellion in the Temple of Justice: The Federal and State Courts in South Carolina During the War Between the States. Lincoln, Nebraska: iUniverse, Inc.
  • Sketch of The St. Andrew's Hall is from the South Carolina Historical Society in Charleston on Chalmers Street