Original sentence: , and assumed his duties on February 23, 1863; serving until March 3, 1863.Like the rest of East Tennessee, slavery was not as common in this area as the rest of the state due to its mountain terrain, which could not support a plantation economy.[[[Thomas Amos Rogers Nelson|Thomas A
Edited sentence: , and assumed his duties on February 25, 1863.; serving until March 3, 1863.Like the rest of East Tennessee, slavery was not as common in this area as the rest of the state due to its mountain terrain, which was dominated by small farms instead of plantations.Thomas A