Original sentence: Andrew Johnson1865.Attorney GeneralEdward Bates1861–1864.Before his inauguration in March of 1861, seven Southern states declared their secession from the United States,  formed the Confederate States of America, and took control of U.Chase1861–1864.Edwin M.Fessenden1864–1865.Hugh McCulloch1865.James Speed1864–1865.John P.Montgomery Blair1861–1864.Postmaster GeneralHoratio King1861.PresidentAbraham Lincoln1861–1865.Secretary of StateWilliam H.Secretary of WarSimon Cameron1861–1862.Secretary of the InteriorCaleb B.Secretary of the NavyGideon Welles1861–1865.Secretary of the TreasurySalmon P.Seven slave states declared their secession even before Lincoln took office, joining together to form the Confederate States of America.Seward1861–1865.Smith1861–1863.Stanton1862–1865.Usher1863–1865.Vice PresidentHannibal Hamlin1861–1865.William Dennison1864–1865.William P
Edited sentence: A total of seven states seceded before Lincoln took office, forming the Confederate States of America.Before his inauguration in March of 1861, seven Southern states seceded from the United States,  formed the Confederate States of America, and took control of U