Drifting to Disunion
... under Dred Scott Supreme Court decision — were entitled The patchwork quilt of compromises and court to protection of their property — slave or otherwise — anydecisions stitched together over decades to resolve the slavery where. question was not only fraying at the edges but now was comIt was that ...
... under Dred Scott Supreme Court decision — were entitled The patchwork quilt of compromises and court to protection of their property — slave or otherwise — anydecisions stitched together over decades to resolve the slavery where. question was not only fraying at the edges but now was comIt was that ...
Tennessee Abolitionists - Teach Tennessee History
... flagrant injustice and cruelty. It makes an innocent man the property of another, who may, if please, deprive him of all the comforts of life, and subject him to a thousand sufferings.” Reverend John Rankin, 1825 As early as 1797, East Tennesseans were speaking out against slavery. In 1820, Elihu Em ...
... flagrant injustice and cruelty. It makes an innocent man the property of another, who may, if please, deprive him of all the comforts of life, and subject him to a thousand sufferings.” Reverend John Rankin, 1825 As early as 1797, East Tennesseans were speaking out against slavery. In 1820, Elihu Em ...
Tennessee History Facts
... Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman ...
... Andrew Johnson held every elective office at the local, state, and federal level, including President of the United States. He was elected alderman, mayor, state representative, and state senator from Greeneville. He served as governor and military governor of Tennessee and United States congressman ...
Causes of the Civil War and Secession Notes
... states officials to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy, Houston refused and was removed as governor. President Lincoln offered Houston the use of federal troops if he would oppose the convention that voted for secession, but, unwilling to cause a civil war in Texas, Houston refused. ...
... states officials to take an oath of allegiance to the Confederacy, Houston refused and was removed as governor. President Lincoln offered Houston the use of federal troops if he would oppose the convention that voted for secession, but, unwilling to cause a civil war in Texas, Houston refused. ...
Andrew_Johnson - Algonac Community Schools
... Democrat and supporter of Martin Van Buren Tennessee State Senator: 1841 – 43 wanted to create a new State called “Frankland” (out of: Tenn., Virg. ,N. C & Georgia) Governor of Tennessee: 1853 – 57 Starts state public schools ...
... Democrat and supporter of Martin Van Buren Tennessee State Senator: 1841 – 43 wanted to create a new State called “Frankland” (out of: Tenn., Virg. ,N. C & Georgia) Governor of Tennessee: 1853 – 57 Starts state public schools ...
Blood and Legends - Corey Topping
... in the 1860 election and divided into a northern and southern split. Only a few Virginians heard of the Republican nominee, Abraham Lincoln and John Bell was the favorite conservative Whig party candidate. The six months following Lincoln’s election became known as the era of the “secession crisis.” ...
... in the 1860 election and divided into a northern and southern split. Only a few Virginians heard of the Republican nominee, Abraham Lincoln and John Bell was the favorite conservative Whig party candidate. The six months following Lincoln’s election became known as the era of the “secession crisis.” ...
Age of Empresarios
... In addition to Lincoln, Douglas, and Breckinridge running for president, a four party candidate, John Bell, was nominated from the Constitutional Union Party ...
... In addition to Lincoln, Douglas, and Breckinridge running for president, a four party candidate, John Bell, was nominated from the Constitutional Union Party ...
The Knapsack - Raleigh Civil War Round Table
... In 1860, Tennessee had 1,109,801 residents. Of those, 275,719 were slaves. The Volunteer State was the second most populous in the South and the geographical center of the Confederacy. It was not only strategically important, but also served as a important source of munitions, gunpowder and other wa ...
... In 1860, Tennessee had 1,109,801 residents. Of those, 275,719 were slaves. The Volunteer State was the second most populous in the South and the geographical center of the Confederacy. It was not only strategically important, but also served as a important source of munitions, gunpowder and other wa ...
The Home Front During the Civil War
... army certainly did not set out to free the slaves, and many slaves who first fled to Union army camps were turned away. By 1863, however, U.S. policy had begun to catch up with events on the ground, and President Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation as a war measure to try to deprive ...
... army certainly did not set out to free the slaves, and many slaves who first fled to Union army camps were turned away. By 1863, however, U.S. policy had begun to catch up with events on the ground, and President Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamation as a war measure to try to deprive ...
The Civil War
... President Lincoln noted that the Union would continue forever and the South had no right to leave. Lincoln would carry out the law of the land ...
... President Lincoln noted that the Union would continue forever and the South had no right to leave. Lincoln would carry out the law of the land ...
Which Amendment to the U.S. Constitution ended slavery in the
... Robert E. Lee Who was the founder of the American Red Cross? Clara Barton Who was a Confederate General, and believed to have been the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan? Nathan Bedford Forrest Who was the first U.S. President to be impeached? Andrew Johnson Which of Tennessee’s three grand divi ...
... Robert E. Lee Who was the founder of the American Red Cross? Clara Barton Who was a Confederate General, and believed to have been the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan? Nathan Bedford Forrest Who was the first U.S. President to be impeached? Andrew Johnson Which of Tennessee’s three grand divi ...
Tennessee in the Civil War
... for the Union army for many reasons. First, it contained important natural resources, in addition to the Confederate’s leading military manufacturing centers in the west—Nashville and Memphis—that were essential to the Confederate war effort. Second, it had important human resources in the east whe ...
... for the Union army for many reasons. First, it contained important natural resources, in addition to the Confederate’s leading military manufacturing centers in the west—Nashville and Memphis—that were essential to the Confederate war effort. Second, it had important human resources in the east whe ...
Civil War in East Tennessee
... being elected to Congress. While in Washington, D.C., he learned that, after his escape, the Confederates in the region had confiscated his land. Many others chose to escape to Kentucky after the Conscription Law, requiring all males between 18 and 35 to serve for the Confederacy. At least one large ...
... being elected to Congress. While in Washington, D.C., he learned that, after his escape, the Confederates in the region had confiscated his land. Many others chose to escape to Kentucky after the Conscription Law, requiring all males between 18 and 35 to serve for the Confederacy. At least one large ...
Divided Tennessee
... As seven states in the Lower South seceded after the election of President Lincoln and created the Confederacy, pressure increased on Tennessee and other Upper South states. Governor Isham Harris and some other Democrats supported secession but trod lightly so as not to create a backlash. In Februar ...
... As seven states in the Lower South seceded after the election of President Lincoln and created the Confederacy, pressure increased on Tennessee and other Upper South states. Governor Isham Harris and some other Democrats supported secession but trod lightly so as not to create a backlash. In Februar ...
Reconstruction - historyhenkep4
... 1. A majority of white males in a state had to swear loyalty to the Union. 2. A state constitutional convention could be held, but only white males who swore they had never had taken up arms against Union could vote for delegates to this convention. 3. Former confederates were also denied the right ...
... 1. A majority of white males in a state had to swear loyalty to the Union. 2. A state constitutional convention could be held, but only white males who swore they had never had taken up arms against Union could vote for delegates to this convention. 3. Former confederates were also denied the right ...
Civil War - Teach Tennessee History
... Union army Major General GEORGE B. MC CLELLAN pointedly tried to prod Brigadier General D. C. Buell into moving into East Tennessee, to fulfill the commitment that had been made. On November 27, 1861, McClellan sent the following dispatch to Buell: ...
... Union army Major General GEORGE B. MC CLELLAN pointedly tried to prod Brigadier General D. C. Buell into moving into East Tennessee, to fulfill the commitment that had been made. On November 27, 1861, McClellan sent the following dispatch to Buell: ...
Middle Tennessee During the Civil War
... When Tennessee seceded from the United States on May 7, 1861, it became the last of eleven states to join the Confederacy. Tennesseans were deeply divided over the decision to secede, and their divided loyalties continued during the four years of civil war that followed. While there were both Unioni ...
... When Tennessee seceded from the United States on May 7, 1861, it became the last of eleven states to join the Confederacy. Tennesseans were deeply divided over the decision to secede, and their divided loyalties continued during the four years of civil war that followed. While there were both Unioni ...
East Tennessee Convention
The East Tennessee Convention was an assembly of pro-Union delegates primarily from East Tennessee that met on three occasions during the U.S. Civil War. The Convention most notably declared the secessionist actions taken by the Tennessee state government on the eve of the war unconstitutional, and requested that East Tennessee, where Union support remained strong, be allowed to form a separate state that would remain part of the United States. The state legislature denied this request, and the Confederate Army occupied the region in late 1861.The Convention first met in Knoxville on May 30–31, 1861, in response to the state government's ""Declaration of Independence"" from the United States and formation of a military league with the Confederacy. Congressman T.A.R. Nelson was elected president of the Convention, and resolutions were adopted denouncing the state government's actions. The Convention met for the second time in Greeneville from June 17 to June 20, 1861, after Tennessee had voted to secede from the Union. This second meeting produced a memorial to the state government requesting East Tennessee be allowed to separate from Tennessee. The Convention met for a final time in Knoxville from April 12 to April 16, 1864, to address the Emancipation Proclamation and the ten percent plan. This final meeting was marked by bitter divisions over the issue of slavery.Although it failed in its goal of establishing a Union-aligned state in East Tennessee, the Convention played an important role in solidifying leadership and unity of purpose for the region's Unionists. Many of its delegates would serve in federal, state and local offices during the postwar period.