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位於維吉尼亞瑞奇蒙的國會大廈，也是南方聯盟的所在地 Capitol building in Richmond, Virginia, which also served as the capitol of the Confederacy
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泰勒、家人以及南方的擁護者 Tyler, His Family and His Allegiance to the South
當泰勒於1841年上任總統一職時，他的施政（加上有限的南方傳統信仰）更加深了國內的分裂、導致內戰的發生，在他卸任時，泰勒的秘書長都是南方的守舊派，他最後也回到起源自輝格黨的民主黨內。
在內戰期間，民主黨人涉入農場既得利益、州權及奴隸制度之內，雖然泰勒的思想保守，但也強烈反對內戰、希望維持聯邦政府的運作，他嘗試藉由主持「和平大會」避免雙方的衝突，但和平大會並未成功，泰勒成為南方脫離聯邦政府的支持者，擔任維吉尼亞脫離聯邦政府的代表。
在維吉尼亞於1861年退出聯邦後，泰勒被選為眾議院代表，但卻於1862年1月18日於維吉尼亞州瑞奇蒙去世，距離第一次的會議只剩幾天的時間；約翰泰勒是唯一一位加入南方聯盟的美國總統。
When Tyler became president in 1841, his administration (and his limited Southern beliefs) strengthened the division in America that led to the Civil War. By the time he left office, Tyler's Cabinet secretaries were all Southern conservatives, men who ultimately returned to the Democratic Party from the Whigs.
By the time of the Civil War, the Democrats had become identified with planter interests, states' rights and slavery. Despite his conservative views, Tyler was strongly against the Civil War and wanted to preserve the Union. He tried avoiding conflict by chairing a "Peace Convention" involving Northern and Southern states' representatives. The conference failed, however, and Tyler became a supporter of Southern secession, serving as a delegate to the Virginia Secession Convention.
After Virginia seceded from the Union in 1861, Tyler was elected to the Confederate House of Representatives, but he died in Richmond, Virginia, on Jan. 18, 1862, just days before its first meeting. John Tyler was the only president who also served in the Confederacy.
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