On Wednesday, May 1, 1861, the four soldiers of the 6th Massachusetts Regiment killed in the Baltimore riot were buried with full military honors in Boston.
Also on this date, North Carolina began the process of leaving the Union. The governor, John Ellis, called for a special session of the legislature soon after Fort Sumter. They convened on this date and set an election for May 13 for a convention that was to convene on May 20 to consider a secession ordinance.
Tennessee was also taking steps to leave the Union. On this date, the General Assembly authorized Governor Isham Harris to appoint commissioners to conclude a military league with the Confederacy. The commissioners were quickly appointed and just as quickly drew up an agreement with Henry Hilliard, Jefferson Davis's envoy to Nashville. The agreement was submitted to the legislature for approval on May 7.
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