The Road to Civil War

Senate Special Committee of Five

A committee created through a resolution passed on February 27th after the Senate receives a message from John Tyler, the President of the Peace Convention.

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Session 14316: 1861-02-27 00:00:00

The committee is created and appointed. S. 70 is created.

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Appointment of the Committee of Five

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Mr. Crittenden, Mr. Bigler, Mr. Thomson, Mr. Seward, and Mr. Trumbull, were appointed the committee.

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