Disunion and Restoration in Tennessee / Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Political Science, Columbia University

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The work traces the political breakup and reconstruction of a southern state during and after the Civil War, beginning with the forces and official actions that produced separation and assigning responsibility for secession. It examines regional loyalties, especially opposition in the mountainous east, the restoration of civil government, federal recognition and constitutional amendments affecting the state, and the financial and municipal administration under Radical rule. It documents violent reaction and vigilante campaigns attributed to white supremacist groups, the decline of Radical domination, and the deliberations and outcomes of the 1870 constitutional convention. Analysis combines narrative chronology with institutional and legal discussion of governance, policy, and public order.

VITA

The author of this dissertation, John Randolph Neal, was born September, 16, 1874, at Rhea Springs, Tennessee. His early education was received at the public schools in Tennessee and Washington, D. C. In 1890, he entered the University of Tennessee and was graduated in 1893 with the degree of A.B. During the years 1893-96, he pursued graduate work in Vanderbilt University, taking courses in History, Economics, Literature, and Philosophy. In 1894, he received the degree of A.M.; and in 1896, the degree of LL.B.

Since 1896, Mr. Neal has been a graduate student at Columbia University. He has had Constitutional and Administrative Law as a major subject, and Roman Law, and Political Economy and Finance as minor subjects. He has attended courses given by Professors Burgess, Goodnow, Munroe Smith, Mayo-Smith, Moore, and Seligman.

While at Vanderbilt, Mr. Neal held university scholarships in Economics and History. At Columbia, he has been University Scholar in Political Science and Public Law.