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December 1860, as soon as it heard the result of Lincoln's election as President.

Incidentally, it did not just attempt to secede. It did secede, followed by ten more Southern states.

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December 20th 1860 - before the war.

It was this act of secession that led to the other Southern states seceding. And then the war was on.

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South Carolina seceded from the Union on December 20, 1860.

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December 20th 1860.

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What month and year did the first southern state secede?

The first state to secede from the Union was South Carolina, and it did so on December 20, 1860.


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South Carolina was the first state to secede from the Union on December 20, 1860


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