ɪn mˈɪd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, bɹˈɪdʒᵻz ɐtˈɛndᵻd bˈoʊθ ðə nˈɑːksvɪl ænd ɡɹˈiːnvɪl sˈɛʃənz ʌvðə pɹˈoʊjˈuːniən ˈiːst tˌɛnəsˈiː kənvˈɛnʃən.
In mid-1861, Bridges attended both the Knoxville and Greeneville sessions of the pro-Union East Tennessee Convention.