LEADER 04508nam 2200685 450 001 9910463769003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-62674-056-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000568226 035 $a(OCoLC)881387452 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10930875 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001190364 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1820921 035 $a(OCoLC)891081483 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse38144 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1820921 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10930875 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL645562 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000568226 100 $a20140923h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 181 $2rdacontent 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe Mississippi Secession Convention $edelegates and deliberations in politics and war, 1861-1865 /$fTimothy B. Smith 210 1$aJackson, Mississippi :$cUniversity Press of Mississippi,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (321 p.) 311 $a1-62846-097-0 311 $a1-322-14307-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPreface -- 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. 330 $a"The Mississippi Secession Convention is the first full treatment of any secession convention to date. Studying the Mississippi convention of 1861 offers insight into how and why southern states seceded and the effects of such a breech. Based largely on primary sources, this book provides a unique insight into the broader secession movement. There was more to the secession convention than the mere act of leaving the Union, which was done only three days into the deliberations. The rest of the three-week January 1861 meeting as well as an additional week in March saw the delegated debate and pass a number of important ordinances that for a time governed the state. As seen through the eyes of the delegates themselves, with rich research into each member, this book provides a compelling overview of the entire proceeding. The effects of the convention gain the most analysis in this study, including the political processes that, after the momentous vote, morphed into unlikely alliances. Those on opposite ends of the secession question quickly formed new political allegiances in a predominantly Confederate-minded convention. These new political factions formed largely over the issues of central versus local authority, which quickly played into Confederate versus state issues during the Civil War. In addition, Timothy Smith considers the lasting consequences of defeat, looking into the effect secession and war had on the delegates themselves and, by extension, Mississippi"--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aSecession$zMississippi 606 $aSecession$zMississippi$vSources 606 $aPolitical leadership$zMississippi$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aPolitical leadership$zMississippi$xHistory$y19th century$vSources 606 $aVoting$zMississippi$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aVoting$zMississippi$xHistory$y19th century$vSources 607 $aMississippi$xPolitics and government$yTo 1865 607 $aMississippi$xPolitics and government$yTo 1865$vSources 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aSecession 615 0$aSecession 615 0$aPolitical leadership$xHistory 615 0$aPolitical leadership$xHistory 615 0$aVoting$xHistory 615 0$aVoting$xHistory 676 $a973.7/13 700 $aSmith$b Timothy B.$f1974-$01026987 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463769003321 996 $aThe Mississippi Secession Convention$92475624 997 $aUNINA