Kentucky is supposed to have seceeded after the civil war, what does that mean?

Question

As I said good ole Kentuck was supposed to seceede from the United States after the civil war was over and I heard that it was because they refuseed to ratify the 13th ammendment. I was wandering if there were any experts who might know a little more about the subject.

Answer 1

I think your info is mistaken:

"During the Civil War, Kentucky had both Confederate and Union flags flying over it. Although Kentucky never seceded from the Union, from the beginning of the war until late 1863 the Confederate flag was most prominently used in the state as well as a white battle flag with a smaller version of the "Stars and Bars" in the lefthand corner. General John Hunt Morgan, with his infamous raids from July 1861 to July 1863, established Confederate occupancy throughout much of the southern and central portions of the state until his and his division's capture by Federal troops near Lisbon, Ohio in July of 1863. Morgan escaped on November 26, 1863. Placed in command in East Tennessee and southwestern Virginia the next year, he was surprised and killed at Greeneville, Tennessee, on September 4, 1864. After the Confederacy lost its strongholds in Northern Tennessee and Southern Kentucky, the Union flag regained prominence. From the end of the Civil War until World War I, Kentucky retained the flag of the Union as its unofficial state flag. An official state flag depicting the state's seal encircled with goldenrod was adopted in 1918."

"Students need to know that after the Civil War, the state of Kentucky refused to pass laws to abolish slavery and would not ratify the 13th Amendment. Only one other state, Delaware, briefly held on to the institution of slavery following the Civil War. This refusal was directly linked to the slave owners in Kentucky, who equaled only 20% of the state’s population. Stress that slavery was ended in Kentucky after the 13th Amendment was ratified by enough other states to become law."

Answer 2

G'day Southerner,

Thank you for your question.

According to the American Heritage Dictionary on Yahoo!, to secede means to"

"To withdraw formally from membership in an organization, association, or alliance."

It is also called secession. The most notable attempt at secession in US history was the formation of the Confederacy in 1861 which Kentucky did not participate in.

Kentucky was a slave state and was subject to teconstruction. However, as it remained loyal to the Union and therefore rejected the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments. There may have been some sentiment to secede, it never reached a point where secession was pursued as an option.

I have attached sources for your reference.

Regards

Answer 3

I'm not an expert but I don't think they seceeded I think the more likely thing is they wouldn't have taken Statehood again. Although they wouldn't need to ratify an Amendment as once 2/3rds do it becomes offical. Doesn't matter what the rest do.