The Athens [Tenn.] Post of June 21, 1861 gives a complete county by county breakdown of the vote.

I have only copied those East Tennessee counties from which men of the 43rd Tenn. derived.

I have hard copies of this edition as well as the microfilm. The Tennessee State Library and Archives in Nashville holds many of the states papers of that period and I'm sure Nashville papers published the tally.

George Martin

The Vote on the 8th of June.

“On June 8, 1861 all Tennessee had an opportunity to vote on the question of separation. The vote clearly showed the state’s division. Middle Tennessee voted seven to one to leave the Union, while East Tennessee voted more that two to one to remain with the old government. (232, p. 17) Even soldiers in the field were allowed, and did vote as did Col. J. C. Vaughn’s 3rd Tennessee at Camp Davis at Lynchburg, Virginia, where they voted 506 to nil for Seperation. Just two days previously they had been mustered into Confederate service. The initial Separation and No Separation tallies were:

Separation. No Separation.

East Tennessee. 11,780 32,923
Middle Tennessee. 57,865 7,092
West Tennessee. 31,467 7,159
In Camps. 2,711

Totals. 106,053 47,174

Majority. 58,879

In East Tennessee, only six of the twenty-nine counties gave majorities for Separation. Of interest are the counties from which the men of the 43rd Tennessee derived:

Separation. No Separation.

Bledsoe 197 500

Bradley 507 1382

Hamilton 854 1264

Hawkins 908 1460

Jefferson 603 1987

Knox 1226 3196

McMinn 904 1144

Meigs 481 267

Monroe 1096 774

Polk 738 347

Roane 454 1568

Rhea 360 202