Research Note: On Walking Out
Order of southern walkout at the 1860 Democratic conventions in Charleston, SC and Baltimore, MD:
Charleston (April 23, 1860) -- South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas
Baltimore (June 18, 1860) --- Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee
Delegations split on walkout --- Missouri, Kentucky
Did not leave --- Maryland, Delaware
Order of southern secession from the union, December 1860-April 1861:
First wave (December 18th, 1860 - February 1st, 1861) -- South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas
Second wave (April 17th - May 1st, 1861) --- Virginia, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee.
Did not leave --- Missouri, Kentucky, Maryland, Delaware.