The Mississippi Secession Convention : delegates and deliberations in politics and war, 1861-1865 /

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"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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Smith, Timothy B., 1974-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2014.
Subjects:
To 1899
Secession > Mississippi.
Secession > Mississippi > Sources.
Political leadership > Mississippi > History > 19th century.
Political leadership > Mississippi > History > 19th century > Sources.
Voting > Mississippi > History > 19th century.
Voting > Mississippi > History > 19th century > Sources.
Sécession > Mississippi.
Sécession > Mississippi > Sources.
Vote > Mississippi > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Vote > Mississippi > Histoire > 19e siècle > Sources.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Political leadership
Politics and government
Secession
Voting
Mississippi > Politics and government > To 1865.
Mississippi > Politics and government > To 1865 > Sources.
Mississippi
Electronic books.
History
Sources
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 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.

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