1863 Tennessee gubernatorial election

1863 Tennessee gubernatorial election (Confederate)

August 6, 1863


Nominee	Robert L. Caruthers
Party	Democratic

Governor before election

Isham G. Harris
Democratic

Elected Governor

Robert L. Caruthers
Democratic

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The 1863 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on August 6, 1863, to elect the next governor of Tennessee. Incumbent Democratic Governor Isham G. Harris was prohibited by the state constitution from seeking a fourth consecutive term.^[1] On July 17, 1863, the state's Confederate leaders met in Winchester, Tennessee, and nominated Democrat Robert L. Caruthers for governor.^[2]^[3] Caruthers was officially elected on August 6, 1863, but the exact election results are unknown.^[4]^[5]^[6]

The state constitution required that the governor-elect take the oath of office before the General Assembly. Since the Union Army controlled most of Middle and West Tennessee at this time, the Assembly was unable to convene, and Caruthers never officially took office. Confederates continued to recognize Harris as governor until the end of the war. Union forces, in the meantime, had installed Andrew Johnson as military governor.^[7]

^ Sam Elliott, "The Brief Operation of Tennessee's Confederate Courts," Tennessee Bar Association Journal, 16 November 2010. Retrieved: 16 October 2012.
^ "Robert L. Caruther's political party in 1863" (PDF).
^ "Robert Looney Caruthers". National Governors Association. 2011-01-15. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
^ Tennessee Civil War Sourcebook, pp. 133-134. Accessed: 16 October 2012.
^ Calvert, Peter Ross; Calvert, Ebenezer, Robert Caruthers, retrieved 2024-02-29
^ "Individual : CARUTHERS - History of Tennessee, its people and its institutions - Search the Genealogy Library". Geneanet. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
^ Sam Elliott, "The Brief Operation of Tennessee's Confederate Courts," Tennessee Bar Association Journal, 16 November 2010. Retrieved: 16 October 2012.