Answer: secession

AnswerCrossword Clue
SECESSIONAnti-Union choice
SECESSIONBreakaway
SECESSION1860-61 headline word.
SECESSIONDixie decision: 1861
SECESSIONMovement led by South Carolina
SECESSIONWithdrawal
secessionthe act of seceding
secessionwithdrawal into privacy or solitude retirement