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The informal Republic of Winston, or Free State of Winston, an area encompassing the present-day Winston, Cullman and BlountTemplate:Citation needed counties of Alabama, was one of several places in the Confederate States of America where disaffection during the American Civil War was strong. In Winston County, this opposition became violent and had long-lasting political consequences—deep enough to generate a legend after the war that the county had seceded from Alabama.<ref>6 Unionist Strongholds in the South During the Civil War; History.com; webpage; retrieved June 2020</ref><ref name=EofA>Template:Cite encyclopedia</ref>

Background

Winston County is located in the hilly terrain of North Alabama. The area's shallow soil is highly unsuitable for plantation-style agriculture, and thus the county had never been home to many slaves. The 1860 U.S. census lists only 3,450 white residents in the county and 122 slaves.<ref name="Census">1860 US Census, Winston County, Alabama</ref> Winston's residents were mainly poor farmers.<ref name="Census"/>

Refusal of the Ordinance of Secession

Winston County's representative at the January 1861 Alabama Secession Convention was Charles Christopher Sheats, a 21-year-old schoolteacher. He refused to sign Alabama's Ordinance of Secession, even after it had been passed by a vote of 61 to 39. Sheats became so vocal in his opposition that he was eventually arrested. Upon his release, he became a leader of a pro-neutrality group. Later, as a vocal Southern Unionist, he spent much of the war in prison.<ref name=Rice>Rice, Charles S.; Hard Times: The Civil War in Huntsville and North Alabama; Old Huntsville Press; (1994); pp. 142–143</ref>

A meeting was held at Looney's Tavern, where a series of resolutions was passed. These stated that the people of Winston County had no desire to take part in the war and intended to support neither side. One resolution declared that if a state could secede from the Union, then a county could secede from the state. Richard Payne, a pro-Confederate, laughed with delight. "Winston County secedes!" he shouted. "Hoorah for the 'Free State of Winston'!" From Payne's remark was born the legend of the "Republic of Winston."<ref name="Rice"/> Other areas in the South at the time passed similar resolutions, including Searcy County, Arkansas, and Jones County, Mississippi. The so called "State of Scott" actually passed an official act of session.<ref>Template:Citation</ref>

Many Winston County residents refused induction into the Confederate Army, and some spoke openly of organizing troops to support the Union. The worried state authorities moved to enforce obedience to the cause through conscription and loyalty oaths, which only made matters worse.Template:Citation needed

During the war

In April 1862, the Union Army invaded northern Alabama. Many of the pro-Union Winston county residents, as well as those from the similarly aligned Nickajack area on the Tennessee border, enlisted in the Union Army's new 1st Alabama Cavalry Regiment, commanded by an officer from New York, George E. Spencer. While the 1st Alabama Cavalry would play an important part in the war, it generally did so outside of Alabama.Template:Citation needed

Between 8,000 and 10,000 deserters from the Confederate Army were sheltered in Winston County during the war.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Aftermath

After the war, local politics in Winston County were dominated by the Republican Party.<ref name="EofA" />

Legacy

Winston's unique history has become the basis of a small tourist industry, which includes an outdoor drama loosely based on the events. A prominent local landmark in the county is the "Free state of Winston barn", a decaying barn with the phrase painted on the sign,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> located between Haleyville and Double Springs. A passenger boat named the Free State Lady plies the waters of the county's Smith Lake. The "Dual Destiny" statue located in front of Winston County courthouse in Double Springs depicts a young soldier dressed half as a Union troop and half as Confederate soldier.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

See also


References

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Further reading

  • Downing, David C. A South Divided: Portraits of Dissent in the Confederacy. Nashville: Cumberland House, 2007. Template:ISBN
  • Dodd, Donald B., and Amy Bartlett-Dodd. The Free State of Winston. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2000. Template:ISBN
  • Dodd, Donald B., and Wynelle S. Dodd. Winston: An Antebellum and Civil War History of a Hill County of North Alabama. Vol. 4 of Annals of Northwest Alabama, comp. Carl Elliot. Birmingham: Oxmoor Press, 1972. Template:OCLC
  • Winston County Heritage Book Committee. The Heritage of Winston County, Alabama. Clanton, Ala.: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 1998.
  • Umphrey, Don. Southerners in Blue: They Defied the Confederacy. Quarry Press, 2002. Template:ISBN

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