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The State of Scott was a Southern Unionist movement in Scott County, Tennessee, in which the county declared itself a "Free and Independent State" following Tennessee's decision to secede from the United States and align the state with the Confederacy on the eve of the American Civil War in 1861.
- Secession Looms
- If Tennessee Can Secede, So Can Scott County
- Back to Tennessee
When Abraham Lincoln — nominee of the brand-new, anti-slavery Republican Party — was elected President of the United States in 1860, the writing was on the wall. War was inevitable. By late December, South Carolina had seceded from the Union. Three weeks later, Mississippi followed suit, and then Florida one day later. The dominoes began to quickly...
East Tennesseans were furious over the state’s vote to secede. Political leaders from the region first claimed that the vote was fraudulent, then gathered in Greeneville for a convention. There, they petitioned Gov. Harris to allow the eastern portion of the state to secede and form a state of its own. Harris refused, and in response sent troops in...
It wasn’t until 1986 that Scott County formally voted to rejoin the Volunteer State. That summer, as part of Tennessee’s Homecoming celebration, Scott County Commission adopted a resolution that read, “After 125 years of independence, in this the year of Tennessee homecoming, the Scott Commissioners and people of Scott County have declared the Free...
Nov 10, 2020 · Scott County is the only county in Tennessee that has not supported a Democrat for president since the war — true to Jehu Phillips’ words in 1904. In fact, the only time since the war that Scott County hasn’t voted Republican was in 1912, and then they voted for a former Republican, Theodore Roosevelt.
Jul 30, 2023 · Members of County Court voted unanimously to secede from Tennessee and form the Free and Independent State of Scott. Books of minutes from Scott County Court meetings were confiscated by Confederate soldiers when Scott County’s Union regiment lost the Battle of Huntsville in 1862.
Jul 10, 2024 · On June 12, 1861, four days after Tennessee officially seceded, a popular vote in Scott County came back 541-19 against seceding. As a result of this near-unanimous vote, the Scott County General Assembly approved its own secession from Tennessee later that year.
Jul 3, 2018 · But in 1861, so disillusioned with Tennessee’s decision to secede from the Union and join the Confederate States of America, Scott Countians overwhelmingly took a stand in a show of loyalty to the United States as civil war loomed.
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Apr 12, 2021 · Scott County secedes from Tennessee This remote county is located on the Cumberland Plateau, part of the Appalachian Mountains. On 8 June, Scott County votes against secession—521 to 19 (96%). After the state joins the Confederacy, Scott County secedes from Tennessee. Unionists and Secessionists continue to struggle
