1:15 P.M., December 20,
1860
`` Hurrah for plucky little South Carolina ! '' he shouted , striking up a war-dance and flourishing the paper over his head . `` Listen to this , fellows : ` The Union is dissolved . Passed at 1:15 P.M. , December 20 , 1860 , an ordinance to dissolve the Union existing between the State of South Carolina and other States united with her under the compact entitled `` The Constitution of the United States of America . '' ' There it is in black and white . She 's out , and of course all the other Cotton States will go with her . The Stars and Stripes have been pulled down in the city of Charleston , and the State flag is flying over all the public buildings .