Like other slave-holding border states; Tennessee initially elected not to join the newly formed Confederates States of America. However; with the attack on Fort Sumter and the call for troops to put down the rebellion; Tennessee governor Isham Harris telegrammed President Lincoln; “Tennessee will not furnish a single man for the purpose of coercion; but 50;000 if necessary for the defense of our rights and those of our Southern brothers.†In early June 1861; the state voted to secede from the Union and soon joined the Confederacy. Ultimately; Tennessee provided nearly 187;000 men to the Confederate cause serving in 110 regiments and 33 battalions. Images of America: Tennessee’s Confederates draws upon photographs; many previously unpublished; from the collections of the Tennessee State Museum; the Tennessee State Library and Archives; the Tennessee Historical Society; and private collections to tell the stories of these soldiers from the Volunteer State.
#2012366 in Books Arcadia Publishing 2000-10-30 2000-10-30Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 9.25 x .31 x 6.50l; .65 #File Name: 0738504777128 pages
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