[PAR] [TLE] Beriah Magoffin [SEP] Beriah Magoffin (April 18, 1815 – February 28, 1885) was the 21st Governor of Kentucky, serving during the early part of the Civil War.  Personally, Magoffin adhered to a states' rights position, including the right of a state to secede from the Union, and he sympathized with the Confederate cause.  Nevertheless, when the Kentucky General Assembly adopted a position of neutrality in the war, Magoffin ardently held to it, refusing calls for aid from both the Union and Confederate governments. [PAR] [TLE] American Civil War [SEP] The American Civil War (commonly known as the "Civil War" in the United States) was fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.  The result of a long-standing controversy over slavery, war broke out in April 1861, when Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina, shortly after Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated.  The nationalists of the Union proclaimed loyalty to the U.S. Constitution.  They faced secessionists of the Confederate States of America, who advocated for states’ rights to perpetual slavery and its expansion in the Americas.
[PAR] [TLE] Beriah Magoffin [ SEP ] Beriah Magoffin ( April 18 , 1815 – February 28 , 1885 ) was the 21st Governor of Kentucky , serving during the early part of the Civil War . Personally , Magoffin adhered to a states ' rights position , including the right of a state to secede from the Union , and he sympathized with the Confederate cause . Nevertheless , when the Kentucky General Assembly adopted a position of neutrality in the war , Magoffin ardently held to it , refusing calls for aid from both the Union and Confederate governments . [PAR] [TLE] American Civil War [ SEP ] The American Civil War ( commonly known as the " Civil War " in the United States ) was fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865 . The result of a long - standing controversy over slavery , war broke out in April 1861 , when Confederates attacked Fort Sumter in South Carolina , shortly after Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated . The nationalists of the Union proclaimed loyalty to the U.S. Constitution . They faced secessionists of the Confederate States of America , who advocated for states ’ rights to perpetual slavery and its expansion in the Americas .
What Kentucky Governor adhered to states rights during the Civil War?
What Kentucky Governor adhered to states rights during the Civil War ?
Beriah Magoffin
Beriah Magoffin