OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Remnants of the popularly elected Missouri legislature gather at Neosho to approve seceding from the Union, even though a Unionist government operated at Jefferson City.
Category: Secession
A Set of Aristocrats and Overbearing Tyrants
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Tennessee voters confirm the state legislature’s resolution to secede from the Union. However, eastern Tennessee remains largely pro-Union, and political leaders in that region look to form a separate state with Federal military support.
The Confederate Capital Relocation
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: The Provisional Confederate Congress votes to adjourn after approving the relocation of the national capital from Montgomery, Ala., to Richmond, Va. President Jefferson Davis had initially opposed the move, but with significant support from Virginians and military considerations, the transfer is approved.
The North Carolina Secession
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: Delegates to a state convention in North Carolina unanimously approves an ordinance dissolving ties with the Union. North Carolina becomes the 10th state to join the Confederacy.
The Arkansas Secession
In March, the Arkansas State Convention voted against secession. But now that Abraham Lincoln had issued his militia proclamation against the South, the reconvened Convention delegates overwhelmingly approved leaving the Union.
The Tennessee Secession
OTD 165 YEARS AGO: The Tennessee legislature votes to secede from the Union and joins the Confederacy before the popular vote on the matter takes place.