Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1861

The Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1861 was held for the purpose of constructing a constitution to respond to the newly formed Confederate States of America. It prohibited the legislature from making any law that would free slaves (Article II, Section VII).

The convention enshrined the concept that the state should be sovereign in many matters. It met sporadically from January 16 to March 23, 1861 in Milledgeville. It voted to secede from the Union. It created the first new constitution since 1798. Secession helped precipitate the Civil War thus significantly altering the history of the state.^[1]

Notes

1. ↑ "Georgia Secession Convention of 1861". The New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2011-07-27. 

External links

• Constitution of 1861

Georgia in the American Civil War
Pre-War	History of slavery in Georgia
1861	Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1861 Georgia Militia
1862	Great Locomotive Chase Siege of Fort Pulaski
1863	Battle of Fort McAllister (1863) Battle of Chickamauga Battle of Davis' Cross Roads Battle of Ringgold Gap
1864	Army of the Tennessee Army of Georgia Battle of Rocky Face Ridge Battle of Resaca First Battle of Dalton Battle of Adairsville Battle of New Hope Church Battle of Dallas Battle of Pickett's Mill Battle of Marietta Battle of Kolb's Farm Battle of Pace's Ferry Battle of Brown's Mill Battle of Peachtree Creek Battle of Kennesaw Mountain Battle of Atlanta Battle of Ezra Church Battle of Utoy Creek Second Battle of Dalton Battle of Lovejoy's Station Battle of Jonesborough Battle of Allatoona Battle of Griswoldville Battle of Buck Head Creek Battle of Fort McAllister (1864) Battle of Altamaha Bridge
1865	Battle of West Point Battle of Columbus