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- East_Tennessee_Convention_of_1861 abstract "The East Tennessee Convention consisted of a series of meetings held in 1861, on the eve of the American Civil War in which delegates from 29 counties in East Tennessee and one county in Middle Tennessee denounced secessionist activities within the state and resolved to break away and form an independent state in the Union. The first round of meetings was held on May 30 and May 31 in Knoxville and the second June 17 through June 20 in Greeneville. The conventions included delegates from every county in East Tennessee except Rhea County.The election of Abraham Lincoln to the U.S. presidency in 1860 sparked a wave of secessionist sentiment across the Southern United States. In February 1861, secessionists in Tennessee's state government— led by Governor Isham Harris— sought voter approval for a convention to sever ties with the United States, but Tennessee voters rejected the referendum by a 54-46% margin (82% of East Tennesseans voted against it). Following the Battle of Fort Sumter in April, however, sentiments began to shift in favor of secession. In a second referendum on June 8, the state voted to sever ties with the Union, though almost 70% of East Tennesseans voted to remain with the Union.At the convention in Greeneville, Unionist delegates drafted a memorial asking that Tennessee allow the pro-Union East Tennessee counties to form a separate state that would remain in the United States. The Tennessee legislature rejected the request, however, and Governor Harris dispatched Confederate troops to occupy East Tennessee.".
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- East_Tennessee_Convention_of_1861 comment "The East Tennessee Convention consisted of a series of meetings held in 1861, on the eve of the American Civil War in which delegates from 29 counties in East Tennessee and one county in Middle Tennessee denounced secessionist activities within the state and resolved to break away and form an independent state in the Union. The first round of meetings was held on May 30 and May 31 in Knoxville and the second June 17 through June 20 in Greeneville.".
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