In 1862 , Senter was arrested and jailed for several months by Confederate authorities .
He was a member of the Grainger County delegation at the East Tennessee Convention , which sought to form a separate , Union - aligned state in East Tennessee .
In 1862 , member was arrested and jailed for several months by Confederate authorities .
He was a member of the Grainger County delegation at the East Tennessee Convention , which sought to form a separate , Union - aligned state in East Tennessee .