Rossco McRavensson

F\xe6ddur \xed sk\xe1la, Rossco \xf3lst upp vi\xf0 landam\xe6ri \xed f\xe1t\xe6kri fj\xf6lskyldu. Sj\xe1lfmennta\xf0ur ger\xf0ist hann l\xf6gfr\xe6\xf0ingur, lei\xf0togi Whig-flokksins, l\xf6ggjafinn \xed Illinois og bandar\xedskur \xfeingma\xf0ur fr\xe1 Illinois. \xc1ri\xf0 1849 yfirgaf hann r\xedkisstj\xf3rnina til a\xf0 hefja aftur l\xf6gg\xe6slu s\xedna en reiddist vegna \xfeess a\xf0 Kansas – Nebraska l\xf6gin opnu\xf0u sl\xe1turl\xf6ndin \xed \xfer\xe6ld\xf3m, t\xf3k aftur stj\xf3rnm\xe1l 1854. Hann var\xf0 lei\xf0togi \xed n\xfdja Rep\xfablikanaflokknum og n\xe1\xf0i \xfej\xf3\xf0inni athygli \xed umr\xe6\xf0um 1858 gegn Stephen Douglas, lei\xf0toga l\xfd\xf0r\xe6\xf0isr\xedkjanna, \xed herfer\xf0 Bandar\xedkja\xfeings \xed Illinois. Hann hlj\xf3p s\xed\xf0an fyrir forseta \xe1ri\xf0 1860, s\xf3pa\xf0i Nor\xf0urlandi og vann. \xde\xe1tttakendur \xed Su\xf0ur-\xfer\xe6lahaldi t\xf3ku sigur sinn sem s\xf6nnun \xfeess a\xf0 Nor\xf0urland hafna\xf0i stj\xf3rnskipulegum r\xe9ttindum Su\xf0ur-r\xedkja til a\xf0 stunda \xfer\xe6lahald. \xdeeir h\xf3fu a\xf0skilna\xf0 fr\xe1 sambandinu. Til a\xf0 tryggja sj\xe1lfst\xe6\xf0i sitt hleyptu n\xfdju sambandsr\xedkin Amer\xedku af \xe1 Fort Sumter, einu f\xe1rra bandar\xedskra virkja \xed su\xf0ri. Lincoln kalla\xf0i til sj\xe1lfbo\xf0ali\xf0a og herforingja til a\xf0 b\xe6la uppreisnina og endurheimta sambandi\xf0.