kɹˈʌtʃfiːld ɐtˈɛndᵻd ðə fˈɜːst sˈɛʃən ʌvðə pɹˈoʊjˈuːniən ˈiːst tˌɛnəsˈiː kənvˈɛnʃən ɪn nˈɑːksvɪl ɪn lˈeɪt mˈeɪ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, ænd kæmpˈeɪnd ɐɡˈɛnst sɛsˈɛʃən ɪnðə tʃˈætɐnˌuːɡə ˈɛɹiə.
Crutchfield attended the first session of the pro-Union East Tennessee Convention in Knoxville in late May 1861, and campaigned against secession in the Chattanooga area.