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Buchanan Era Cabinet Turmoil Sparks Secession Clash
A detailed look at James Buchanan's last days in office as cabinet members resign amid a growing push toward secession. Cobb quits over secession, Cass departs after Charleston forts dispute, Stanton enters as attorney general, and the Committee of 33 fails to craft a compromise amid Northern Southern tensions.
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Congress
Committee of 33
Cobb
Howell Cobb
Georgia
the Treasury
Buchanan
South
Otv
Lincoln
Union
Cass
Lewis Cass
Jackson
France
Zachary Taylor
Michigan
Charleston
S.C
Robert Anderson
Jeremiah S. Black
Black
Stanton
Edwin M. Stanton
Steubenville
Ohio
Kenyon College
Gambier
Pittsburgh
Washington
Supreme Court
Episcopal Church
Cincinnati
Abraham Lincoln
Door
Treasury
Philip F. Thomas
Maryland
House
Reuben Davis
Mississippi
Tom Corwin