Author: Dwight Pitcaithley
Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781621906827
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The election of 1860 put to rest a tumultuous decade of legislative contest over the institution of slavery--even as it set in motion events that led directly to its demise by civil war. While some scholarship tends to minimize the role of slavery in the secession of the Southern states in the early 1860s, Dwight Pitcaithley's Tennessee Secedes: A Documentary History takes the opposite approach, examining the many factors that both fueled and complicated Tennessee's unique journey toward secession in 1861. Organized chronologically by source and speaker, Tennessee Secedes presents a selection of primary sources from December 1860 through the summer of 1861, inviting students to examine the arc of Tennessee's secession march. Pitcaithley introduces proclamations, declarations, addresses, resolutions, proposed constitutional amendments, and other materials from Tennessee legislators, members of Congress, and delegates to the East Tennessee Convention. These sources highlight the political divisions apparent in the Volunteer State during this season of unrest. While many other Southern states saw little support for Unionism in the early 1860s, Tennessee stood in stark contrast, with a large and vocal population that ardently opposed secession. Complete with appendices featuring 1861 election returns, communications from the Tennessee Congressional Delegation of the Thirty-Sixth Congress, and a timeline for Secession Winter--as well as questions for further discussion--Tennessee Secedes is an invaluable resource for students of the Civil War and Tennessee history, offering an insightful analysis of Tennessee's uncertain path to the Confederacy in the summer of 1861.
Tennessee Secedes
Author: Dwight Pitcaithley
Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781621906827
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The election of 1860 put to rest a tumultuous decade of legislative contest over the institution of slavery--even as it set in motion events that led directly to its demise by civil war. While some scholarship tends to minimize the role of slavery in the secession of the Southern states in the early 1860s, Dwight Pitcaithley's Tennessee Secedes: A Documentary History takes the opposite approach, examining the many factors that both fueled and complicated Tennessee's unique journey toward secession in 1861. Organized chronologically by source and speaker, Tennessee Secedes presents a selection of primary sources from December 1860 through the summer of 1861, inviting students to examine the arc of Tennessee's secession march. Pitcaithley introduces proclamations, declarations, addresses, resolutions, proposed constitutional amendments, and other materials from Tennessee legislators, members of Congress, and delegates to the East Tennessee Convention. These sources highlight the political divisions apparent in the Volunteer State during this season of unrest. While many other Southern states saw little support for Unionism in the early 1860s, Tennessee stood in stark contrast, with a large and vocal population that ardently opposed secession. Complete with appendices featuring 1861 election returns, communications from the Tennessee Congressional Delegation of the Thirty-Sixth Congress, and a timeline for Secession Winter--as well as questions for further discussion--Tennessee Secedes is an invaluable resource for students of the Civil War and Tennessee history, offering an insightful analysis of Tennessee's uncertain path to the Confederacy in the summer of 1861.
Publisher: Univ Tennessee Press
ISBN: 9781621906827
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The election of 1860 put to rest a tumultuous decade of legislative contest over the institution of slavery--even as it set in motion events that led directly to its demise by civil war. While some scholarship tends to minimize the role of slavery in the secession of the Southern states in the early 1860s, Dwight Pitcaithley's Tennessee Secedes: A Documentary History takes the opposite approach, examining the many factors that both fueled and complicated Tennessee's unique journey toward secession in 1861. Organized chronologically by source and speaker, Tennessee Secedes presents a selection of primary sources from December 1860 through the summer of 1861, inviting students to examine the arc of Tennessee's secession march. Pitcaithley introduces proclamations, declarations, addresses, resolutions, proposed constitutional amendments, and other materials from Tennessee legislators, members of Congress, and delegates to the East Tennessee Convention. These sources highlight the political divisions apparent in the Volunteer State during this season of unrest. While many other Southern states saw little support for Unionism in the early 1860s, Tennessee stood in stark contrast, with a large and vocal population that ardently opposed secession. Complete with appendices featuring 1861 election returns, communications from the Tennessee Congressional Delegation of the Thirty-Sixth Congress, and a timeline for Secession Winter--as well as questions for further discussion--Tennessee Secedes is an invaluable resource for students of the Civil War and Tennessee history, offering an insightful analysis of Tennessee's uncertain path to the Confederacy in the summer of 1861.
The Secession and Reconstruction of Tennessee
Author: James Walter Fertig
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reconstruction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reconstruction
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Virginia Secedes
Author: Dwight Pitcaithley
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 1621908437
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
"This books collects amendments to the Constitution of the United States that Virginians proposed during the secession crisis alongside select speeches of the state's political leaders. Editor Dwight T. Pitcaithley's selection and introduction emphasize that advocates and opponents of secession alike wanted to protect slavery and the interests of enslavers in Virginia. Among the documents are Governor Letcher's January 7, 1861, address to the General Assembly; speeches given at the Washington Peace Conference, US Senate, and House of Representatives; and the state's secession convention. Chapter 6 contains the sixteen constitutional amendments proposed by Virginians. The volume also includes a timeline for Secession Winter and questions for discussion"--
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
ISBN: 1621908437
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 355
Book Description
"This books collects amendments to the Constitution of the United States that Virginians proposed during the secession crisis alongside select speeches of the state's political leaders. Editor Dwight T. Pitcaithley's selection and introduction emphasize that advocates and opponents of secession alike wanted to protect slavery and the interests of enslavers in Virginia. Among the documents are Governor Letcher's January 7, 1861, address to the General Assembly; speeches given at the Washington Peace Conference, US Senate, and House of Representatives; and the state's secession convention. Chapter 6 contains the sixteen constitutional amendments proposed by Virginians. The volume also includes a timeline for Secession Winter and questions for discussion"--
The Secession and Reconstruction of Tennessee
Author: James Walter Fertig
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
East Tennessee and the Civil War
Author: Oliver Perry Temple
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 630
Book Description
Unionism and Reconstruction in Tennessee, 1860-1869
Author: James Welch Patton
Publisher: Gloucester, Mass : P. Smith, 1966 [c1934]
ISBN:
Category : Reconstruction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher: Gloucester, Mass : P. Smith, 1966 [c1934]
ISBN:
Category : Reconstruction
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Secession
Author: East Tennesseean
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Disunion and Restoration in Tennessee
Author: John Randolph Neal
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
This book put the spotlight on Tennessee's role during the American Civil War, when it was a divided state, with the Eastern counties harboring pro-Union sentiment throughout the conflict. Tennessee was also the last state to officially secede from the Union, in protest at Lincoln's call for troops. Although the state provided a large number of troops for the Confederacy, it would also provide more soldiers for the Union Army than any other state within the Confederacy.
Publisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106
Book Description
This book put the spotlight on Tennessee's role during the American Civil War, when it was a divided state, with the Eastern counties harboring pro-Union sentiment throughout the conflict. Tennessee was also the last state to officially secede from the Union, in protest at Lincoln's call for troops. Although the state provided a large number of troops for the Confederacy, it would also provide more soldiers for the Union Army than any other state within the Confederacy.
War at Every Door
Author: Noel C. Fisher
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807849880
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
By placing the conflict between Unionists and secessionists in East Tennessee within the context of the whole war, Fisher explores the significance of the struggle for both sides.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 9780807849880
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
By placing the conflict between Unionists and secessionists in East Tennessee within the context of the whole war, Fisher explores the significance of the struggle for both sides.
Notable Men of Tennessee
Author: Oliver Perry Temple
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tennessee
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Tennessee
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description