Cargando…

The Mississippi Secession Convention : Delegates and Deliberations in Politics and War, 1861-1865 /

"The Mississippi Secession Convention is the first full treatment of any secession convention to date. Studying the Mississippi convention of 1861 offers insight into how and why southern states seceded and the effects of such a breech. Based largely on primary sources, this book provides a uni...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Smith, Timothy B., 1974-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2014.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface
  • Prologue : Dramatis personae : the major actors in the Mississippi Secession Convention
  • Elections : November-December 1860
  • Delegates : January 1861
  • Organization : January 7-8, 1861
  • Secession : January 9, 1861
  • Committees : January 10-12, 1861
  • Ceremony : January 14-15, 1861
  • Divergence : January 16-19, 1861
  • Votes : January 21-23, 1861
  • Adjournment : January 24-26, 1861
  • Interim : February-March, 1861
  • Ratification : March 25-30, 1861
  • War : 1861-1865
  • Epilogue : Consequences : 1865-1921
  • Appendix 1. Roster of delegates to the Mississippi Secession Convention
  • Appendix 2. Election results for convention delegates, December 20, 1860
  • Appendix 3. Mississippi Ordinance of Secession
  • Appendix 4. Declaration of causes.