Political leaders such as John C. Calhoun and Preston Brooks had inflamed regional (and national) passions, and for years before the eventual start of the Civil War in 1861, voices cried for secession.
Political leaders such as John C. Calhoun and Preston Brooks had inflamed regional (and national) passions. Voices cried for secession. This was for years before the eventual start of the Civil War in 1861.