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The official position is that they remained neutral although that neutrality was broken early in the Civil War by everyone. As a border state they were occupied by the belligerents and some residents chose to fight on each side. The Russellville Convention passed an Ordinance of Secession and a shadow government was established which gave representation to the Confederate states. The existing state government however remained in place.

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