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Title Kentucky and the secession crisis : a documentary history / [compiled by] Dwight T. Pitcaithley
Edition First edition
Published Knoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2022]

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Contents Governor Beriah Magoffin -- Constitutional Amendment Proposed by Senator John Jordan Crittenden -- Crittenden Debated: Pro-Crittenden -- Crittenden Debated: Anti-Crittenden -- Exchange between Senators Charles Sumner and John J. Crittenden -- February 12, 1861 -- Constitutional Amendments Proposed by Kentuckians -- Selected Memorials, Petitions, and Resolutions to the Second Session of the Thirty-Sixth Congress -- January-March 1861 -- Washington Peace Conference -- Neutrality Proclaimed -- Border Slave State Convention -- Appendix. Timeline for Secession Winter
Summary "As division over the fate of slavery swept the US leading up to and following the 1860 election, border slave states like Kentucky found themselves literally caught in the middle. This collection showcases the discourse that followed the election and sheds light on the Bluegrass State's political thought processes as it considered joining its Deep South sister states in secession. The volume includes addresses by Governor Beriah Magoffin; Senator John J. Crittenden's December 1860 address proposing a Constitutional solution to secession; speeches by various proponents and opponents of the Crittenden amendment; various Constitutional amendments proposed by Kentuckians; and documents related to the second session of the Thirty-Sixth Congress, the Washington Peace Conference of 1861, and the Border Slave State Conference. With a lengthy introduction and questions for discussion, the work is both a valuable resource for historians and suitable for the classroom"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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Subject Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863.
SUBJECT Crittenden, John J. (John Jordan), 1787-1863 fast
Subject Secession -- Kentucky -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Politics and government
Secession
SUBJECT Kentucky -- Politics and government -- 1861-1865 -- Sources
Kentucky -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources
Subject Kentucky
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Sources
Form Electronic book
Author Pitcaithley, Dwight T., editor, writer of introduction
LC no. 2022022451
ISBN 9781621907251
1621907252
9781621907244
1621907244