North Carolina General Assembly of 1862–1864
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The North Carolina General Assembly of 1862–1864 met in Raleigh from November 17, 1862, to December 22, 1862. Extra sessions were held on January 19, 1863 – February 12, 1863; June 30, 1863 – July 7, 1863; November 23, 1863 – December 14, 1863; and May 17–30, 1864 . The assembly consisted of the 120 members of the North Carolina House of Commons from 82 counties and 50 senators representing one or more counties in North Carolina Senate elected by the voters in October 1862. Zebulon Baird Vance was Governor of North Carolina during this assembly. This assembly met during the American Civil War as part of the Confederate States of America. Much of the legislation passed by this assembly dealt with the managing the state and its population during wartime.[1][2][3][4][5]
74th North Carolina General Assembly (1862–1864) | |||||||||||
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Overview | |||||||||||
Legislative body | North Carolina General Assembly | ||||||||||
Jurisdiction | North Carolina, Confederate States of America | ||||||||||
Meeting place | Raleigh | ||||||||||
Term | 1862–1864 | ||||||||||
Senate | |||||||||||
Members | 50 Senators | ||||||||||
Speaker | Giles Mebane | ||||||||||
Clerk | Charles R. Thomas | ||||||||||
Assistant Clerk | L. C. Edwards | ||||||||||
Doorkeeper | William J. Page | ||||||||||
Assistant Doorkeeper | C. C. Tally | ||||||||||
Party control | Confederate Party | ||||||||||
House of Commons | |||||||||||
Members | 120 Delegates | ||||||||||
Speaker | Robert B. Gilliam,[note 1] Richard Spaight Donnell, Marmaduke Swain Robins[note 2] | ||||||||||
Speaker protem | William E. Mann[note 3] | ||||||||||
Clerk | Henry E. Colton | ||||||||||
Party control | Confederate Party | ||||||||||
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