ᎪᎾᏓ ᎩᎦᎭᎢ ᏄᏛᏁᎸ ᎾᏍᎩ ᏂᎨᏒᎾ secede; ᎾᏍᎩᎾᎢ ᎢᏳᏩ ᎢᏳᏩᎪᏗ ᎾᏍᎩ ᎤᏁᏨᎩ ᎤᏩᏌᏊ neutral. ᎾᎯᏳᎨᏒ ᏍᏆᎳᎢ invasion ᎾᎥᎢ Confederate ᎠᏂᏌᏙᏯᏍᎩ, ᎤᎦᎾᏭ ᎢᏗᏢ sympathizers ᎤᎾᏙᏢᏅᎯ secession convention, inaugurated Confederate ᎤᎬᏫᏳᎯ, ᎠᎴ ᎤᏁᏉᏤᎸ ᎠᎦᏎᏍᏙᏗ ᏂᏛᎴᏅᏓ ᎯᎠ Confederacy. ᏱᏂᎬᏛᎾ, ᎯᎠ ᎠᏂᏯᏫᏍᎩ ᎢᏳᏍᏗ ᏗᎦᎸᏫᏍᏓᏁᏗ Columbus, ᎬᏅᏓᎩ ᎾᎥᎢ Confederate ᏂᎦᎥ Leonidas Polk ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᏚᎵᏍᏗ 1861 ᎤᎦᏔᎲᏒ ᎤᏂᎸᏉᏗ ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ ᎭᏫᎾᏗᏢ ᎪᎾᏓ ᎩᎦᎭᎢ ᏗᎦᏘᎴᎩ ᎯᎠ Confederacy, ᎠᎴ ᎯᎠ ᎤᏔᏂᏗ ᎦᏙᎯ reaffirmed Ꮝ ᎤᏬᎯᏳᎯ ᏄᏍᏗᏓᏅ ᎠᎴ expelled ᎯᎠ Confederate ᎠᏰᎵ ᎤᏙᏢᏒ.