Southern State Currency of Tennessee During the Civil War
Originally Tennessee voted 4 to 1 against
secession, but after the firing on of Fort Sumter, the citizens of
Tennesse voted 108,511 to 47,238 to secede on June 24, 1861 from
the Union. The State relied primarily on notes issued by various
local banks of which many were redeemable in Confederate currency.
Federal "Greenbacks" were also used in portions of the State,
depending on whose control it was under at the
time.
... State of Tennessee 1861
5 Cent Fractional Note with a ship and
Spanish coin.
... State of Tennessee 1861
10 Cent Fractional Note with a train and
Spanish coin.
... State of Tennessee 1861
50 Cent Fractional Note with a train and
Spanish coin.
