. History of Tennessee, from the earliest time to the present; together with an historical and a biographical sketch of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin and Moore counties;. aforce from Union City. On the 31st of July Gov, Harris issued a gen-eral order that the officers of the provisional army should muster theircommand for the inspection of representative military men of the Con-federacy authorized to effect the transfer of the troops, and should pre-pare revised rolls of their companies and regiments to be handed to theConfederate inspector, which acts would operate as a transfer of theState forces
. History of Tennessee, from the earliest time to the present; together with an historical and a biographical sketch of Giles, Lincoln, Franklin and Moore counties;. aforce from Union City. On the 31st of July Gov, Harris issued a gen-eral order that the officers of the provisional army should muster theircommand for the inspection of representative military men of the Con-federacy authorized to effect the transfer of the troops, and should pre-pare revised rolls of their companies and regiments to be handed to theConfederate inspector, which acts would operate as a transfer of theState forces to the Southern army. By the 7th of August the transferwas completed. This almost stripped the State of its defensive army,whereupon Gov. Harris issued a call for 30,000 volunteers to serve as aReserve Corps of Tennessee. On the 1st of August the State votedon the question of the adoption of the permanent constitution of theConfederacy and gave a majority of about 30,000 in its favor. commanding the troops at Fort Henry on the Tennessee, issuedan order to seize all property of the North passing down the river. Au- BATTLE OF SH ILOH, April 6, HISTORY OF TENNESSEE. 541 gust 1 Gov. Harris was re-elected over liis Union competitor, W. , of East Tennessee, by a majority of about 30,000. August 22Gen. Foster, who had succeeded Gen. Anderson in command of the postat Nashville, ordered that thereafter no person would be permitted toleave Tennessee without a passport. About this time there were severalbloody encounters in East Tennessee between Federal and Confederateresidents. About the middle of September Gen. Foster resigned hiscommand at Nashville. At this time, also, the Confederate Governmentcalled upon Tennessee for 30,000 volunteers. During the summer and autumn of 1861 great advancement wasmade in mustering regiments for the field and in preparing arms, ord-nance and equipments. By the 17th of July the factories at Nashvillewere manufacturing 100,000 pe
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