Mnemonic Device:

• So My Father Ate Grapes Last Tuesday, Very Awesome Tart Napas

Explanation: to remember the order of secession of the Confederate States of America.

• South Carolina
• Mississippi
• Florida
• Alabama
• Georgia
• Louisiana
• Texas
• The Comma represents Lincoln’s call for troops, four states seceded after this point.
• Virginia
• Arkansas
• Tennessee
• North Carolina