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No it was called a border state and although there was a shadow government that existed and was recognized by the Confederate States of America on 10 December 1861. The Confederate States Army did occupy Frankfort for a brief time in the fall of 1862 but were driven out when they tried to inaugurate a their own government. The political sentiment of the residents of Kentucky rested firmly with the South and their economic interests with the North. In the 1860 Presidential Election that brought on secession Abraham Lincoln received less then one percent of the vote. The Kentucky General Assembly voted for and passed a neutrality position and was controlled by the Unionists. The Governor vetoed every effort to swing support to the Union.
Kentucky's position of neutrality was a farce from the beginning and both sides had armies of occupation in loose control of parts of the state. Grant held Paducah while Gideon J. Pillow occupied Columbus and Simon Bolivar Buckner occupied Bowling Green.
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What did Confederate General Kirby Smith believe about the US state of Kentucky in 1862?
Confederate General Kirby Smith and Braxton Bragg believed that Kentucky's neutrality had given it no guarantees from the Union and the Confederate raid there would bring Kentucky into the Confederacy.
Who was Jefferson Davis and what state was he from?
Jefferson Davis was born in Kentucky, a United States senator representing the state of Mississippi and finally the president of the Confederate States of America.
What state did not join the confederacy but had star on flag?
Kentucky, Missouri, and Maryland all had stars on the Confederate flag but never officially joined.
Who are the people involved in the succession of the confederate state?
You mean the secession of the individual states that made up the Confederacy? The governors of each state, and then the Confederate cabinet under Jefferson Davis, who tried to enlist more states like Missouri and Kentucky.
What percent of Confederate Presidents lived in Kentucky?
The Confederate States of America had only one President who was Jefferson Davis. He was born in and lived in Kentucky therefore all or 100 percent of the Confederate Presidents lived in and were born in Kentucky.
Was Kentucky confederate?
no it was border state
Was Kentucky a confederate or Yankee state?
Kentucky never officially seceded from the Union, but in 1863 Bowling Green, Kentucky was the unofficial Capital of "Confederate Kentucky"
Was Kentucky a union or a confederate state?
its a BORDER STATES
What did Confederate General Kirby Smith believe about the US state of Kentucky in 1862?
Confederate General Kirby Smith and Braxton Bragg believed that Kentucky's neutrality had given it no guarantees from the Union and the Confederate raid there would bring Kentucky into the Confederacy.
Does the middle star on confederate flag represent Kentucky?
No it is for the state of Maryland.
What was the 4 border state on the confederate map?
Missouri, Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky.
Is kentucky a confederate state?
No. When Braxton Bragg invaded it, he was able to set up a Confederate government, but it collapsed as soon as he retreated.
What were the names of the three Confederate states that bordered union state?
Missouri, Kentucky, and Maryland all border Confederate states.
What was a border state at the time of the war?
A slave-state that did not vote Confederate, but stayed in the Union. There were four of these - Kentucky, Missouri, Maryland and Delaware.
What did the stars represent on the Confederate flag?
It had one star for each state including one for Missouri and Kentucky.
What was the significance of the Battle of Shiloh in Kentucky?
The Battle of Shiloh (April 1862) did not occur in Kentucky. It occured near the river hamlet of Pittsburgh Landing, on the Tennessee River, in the state of Tennesee, about 10 miles north of the Mississippii-Tennesee state line. However it did affect affairs in the state of Kentucky. Kentucky was a border state and officially neutral. Confederate leaders, both military and political, wished to add Kentucky to the Confederacy. In 1861 Confederate General Leonidas Polk invaded Kentucky hoping to turn that state and its population to the Southern Cause. (the invasion is considered one of the most serious political blunders by the South.) That invasion, as did three others during the course of the Civil War, were failures. The Battle of Shiloh, while not ending Confederate intentions in Kentucky, certainly lessened their effectiveness. Simply stated the Union victory at Shiloh ensured the neutrality of Kentucky.
Was kentuchy state a union state?
Lincoln was especially anxious not to upset Kentucky's political leaders and drive them into the Confederate camp. He not only allowed slavery to continue there (as in the other three 'buffer-states'), but permitted Kentucky to remain neutral in the first months of the war. This diplomacy paid off, and Kentucky eventually declared for the Union, despite a powerful pro-Southern lobby. When a Confederate army under Braxton Bragg invaded the state, he installed a Confederate government, but it collapsed as soon as the troops departed.
