North Carolina General Assembly of 1860–1861
| 73rd North Carolina General Assembly (1860-1861) | |||||
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North Carolina State Capital in 1861 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | North Carolina General Assembly | ||||
| Jurisdiction | North Carolina, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | State Capital building in Raleigh | ||||
| Term | 1860–1861 | ||||
| North Carolina Senate | |||||
| Members | 50 Senators | ||||
| President of the Senate | Henry Toole Clark | ||||
| Party control | Southern Democrats | ||||
| House of Commons | |||||
| Members | 120 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker of the House | William Theophilus Dortch | ||||
| Party control | Southern Democrats | ||||
The North Carolina General Assembly of 1860–1861 met in Raleigh, North Carolina in regular session from November 19, 1860, to February 25, 1861. They met in extra sessions from May 1, 1861, to May 13, 1861, and from August 15, 1861, to September 23, 1861. This General Assembly decided that each county should vote for special delegates who would decide whether North Carolina should secede from the Union. On May 20, 1861, those special delegates convened in Raleigh and voted unanimously that the state would no longer be a part of the United States of America.