Mississippi becomes the second state to secede from the Union before the outbreak of the American Civil War.

Mississippi

U.S. state

Mississippi is a state in the Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the southwest, and Arkansas to the northwest. Mississippi's western boundary is largely…

Mississippi in the American Civil War

Mississippi was the second southern state to declare its secession from the United States, doing so on January 9, 1861. It joined with six other southern states to form the Confederacy on February 4, 1861. Mississippi's location along the lengthy Mississippi River made it…

Perpetual Union

Part of the Articles of Confederation establishing the United States

The Perpetual Union is a feature of the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, which established the United States of America as a political entity and, under later constitutional law, means that U.S. states are not permitted to withdraw from the Union.

January 9

Day of the year

January 9 is the ninth day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 356 days remain until the end of the year.