Secession Winter

proper noun

The winter of 1860-61, following the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency but preceding his inauguration, during which South Carolina and other states of the Southern United States seceded and formed the Confederate States of America.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The winter of 1860-61, following the election of Abraham Lincoln to the presidency but preceding his inauguration, during which South Carolina and other states of the Southern United States seceded and formed the Confederate States of America.
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APA

Secession Winter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Secession%20Winter

MLA

“Secession Winter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Secession%20Winter. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Secession Winter,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Secession%20Winter.

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