Tennessee in the American Civil War | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-05

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Tennessee in the American Civil War


00:01:55 1 Origins
00:02:04 1.1 Pro-Union and anti-Republican sentiment before the attack on Fort Sumter
00:12:50 1.2 Reaction to the attack on Fort Sumter
00:14:29 1.3 Tennessee secedes
00:15:05 2 Major campaigns
00:15:14 2.1 1862
00:16:38 2.2 1863
00:17:19 2.3 1864
00:17:43 3 Battles in Tennessee
00:17:52 4 Notable Confederate leaders from Tennessee
00:18:03 5 Notable Union leaders from Tennessee
00:18:14 6 Government and politics
00:19:06 6.1 Unionism and East Tennessee
00:20:52 7 Economy
00:21:56 8 Aftermath
00:24:42 9 See also



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To a large extent, the American Civil War was fought in cities and farms of Tennessee, as only Virginia saw more battles. However, Tennessee is the only state to have major battles or skirmishes fought in every single county. Tennessee was the last of the Southern states to declare secession from the Union as a substantial portion of the population were against secession, but saw more than its share of the devastation resulting from years of warring armies criss-crossing the state. Its rivers were key arteries to the Deep South, and, from the early days of the war, Union efforts focused on securing control of those transportation routes, as well as major roads and mountain passes such as the Cumberland Gap. Tennessee was also considered "the Bread Basket" of the Confederacy, for its rich farmland that fed both armies during the war.A large number of important battles occurred in Tennessee, including the vicious fighting at the Battle of Shiloh, which at the time was the deadliest battle in American history (it was later surpassed by a number of other engagements). Other large battles in Tennessee included Stones River, Chattanooga, Nashville, and Franklin.
Tennessee was one of the most divided states in the country at the outset of the war. Before the bombardment of Fort Sumter, Tennessee was staunchly pro-Union, though there were still a few secessionist hot beds in the western and middle portion of the state. The situation rapidly changed when Fort Sumter was bombarded and Lincoln made the call for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the rebellion. Tennesseans saw this as a threat to their "southern brethren," and though Tennessee voted to secede, there were still areas scattered all over state that had strong Union sympathies. The areas Unionism was most prominent were in the hills overlooking the west bank of the Tennessee River in the western part of the state, and in the rough mountains to the east. In fact, Tennessee would furnish more troops for the Union than every other Confederate state, combined.