- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Georgia Secession Convention of 1861
- Creator:
- Justice, George
- Date of Original:
- 2006-08-10
- Subject:
- Georgia. Convention of the People (1861 : Milledgeville and Savannah, Ga.)
Secession--Southern States - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Baldwin County, Milledgeville, 33.08014, -83.2321
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about the Georgia Secession Convention of 1861. The Georgia Secession Convention of 1861 represents the pinnacle of the state's political sovereignty. With periodic interruptions, the convention met in Milledgeville from January 16 to March 23, 1861, and not only voted to secede the state from the Union but also created Georgia's first new constitution since 1798. Politically the convention was a watershed event that hastened the Civil War (1861-65) and dramatically changed the course of Georgia history.
GSE identifier: SS8H5 - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/georgia-secession-convention-of-1861/
- Language:
- eng
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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