Divided Loyalties
On May 13, 1861, voters gathered here in Marshall, the Madison County seat, to elect a delegate for the Secession Convention to be held in Raleigh. The citizens were divided in their loyalties. Sheriff Ransom P. Merrill and others were later described as "husawing for Jeff Davis & the Confederacy," while men of different opinions were shouting for "Washington and the Union." One witness later noted that "a good Deel of Liquor had been drank that day." When a dispute broke out between some Unionists and the sheriff, Merrill drew his pistol and shot and wounded Elisha Tweed. Neely Tweed, Elisha's father and former clerk of the superior court, then shot Merrill with a double-barreled shotgun and killed him. The Tweeds later joined the 4th Tennessee Infantry (U.S.), Neely died of fever in 1862. The voters elected secessionist J.A. McDowell to the state convention.HM Number | HM1FHU |
---|---|
Series | This marker is part of the North Carolina Civil War Trails series |
Tags | |
Placed By | North Carolina Civil War Trails |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Saturday, October 4th, 2014 at 10:41am PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 17S E 347902 N 3962773 |
---|---|
Decimal Degrees | 35.79730000, -82.68320000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 35° 47.838', W 82° 40.992' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 35° 47' 50.28" N, 82° 40' 59.52" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 828 |
Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling West |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 46 S Main St, Marshall NC 28753, US |
Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
Is this marker missing? Are the coordinates wrong? Do you have additional information that you would like to share with us? If so, check in.
Comments 0 comments