Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Unionists” in entry north-carolina-state-of of Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History:

...ntion, directed the people, when they elected delegates for it, to vote on the question of Convention or No convention. Of 128 members of the convention elected Jan. 28, 1861, eighty-two were Unionists . The people, however, had voted against a convention. The legislature appointed delegates to the peace conference (q. v.), and also appointed commissioners to represent the State in the propose...
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Unionists 665 28 1 0 0 user votes
Baltimore Unionists 84 0 0 0 0 user votes
Virginia Unionists 28 0 0 0 0 user votes
Theeast Tennessee Unionists 22 0 0 0 0 user votes

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