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The Mississippi Secession Convention - Delegates and Deliberations in Politics and War, 1861-1865 (Paperback)
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The Mississippi Secession Convention - Delegates and Deliberations in Politics and War, 1861-1865 (Paperback)
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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 unique insight into the broader
secession movement. There was more to the secession convention than
the mere act of leaving the Union, which was done only three days
into the deliberations. The rest of the three-week January 1861
meeting as well as an additional week in March saw the delegates
debate and pass a number of important ordinances that for a time
governed the state. As seen through the eyes of the delegates
themselves, with rich research into each member, this book provides
a compelling overview of the entire proceeding. The effects of the
convention gain the most analysis in this study, including the
political processes that, after the momentous vote, morphed into
unlikely alliances. Those on opposite ends of the secession
question quickly formed new political allegiances in a
predominantly Confederate-minded convention. These new political
factions formed largely over the issues of central versus local
authority, which quickly played into Confederate versus state
issues during the Civil War. In addition, author Timothy B. Smith
considers the lasting consequences of defeat, looking into the
effect secession and war had on the delegates themselves and, by
extension, their state, Mississippi.
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