Alexander H. Stephens is sworn in as the first vice president of the new Confederate States of America. The Provisional Congress assembles at Montgomery, Alabama, and approves measures establishing peaceful relations with the United States.
Category: Secession
There is Now But One Mind
Jefferson Davis leaves for the Confederate capital at Montgomery, Alabama, to become the first president of the new Confederate States of America.
The Confederate States of America
Delegates to the Montgomery convention adopt a constitution, a Congress, and a chief executive. Moderates are generally chosen as officeholders rather than the extremists who worked hardest for secession. The formation of a new southern government takes just five days.
Building Greater Permanency
A convention opens in Montgomery as delegates from the seceded states start work on forming a new nation independent of the United States.
The National Peace Conference
The National Peace Conference opens in Washington with delegates from 11 states. The conference is led by ex-U.S. President John Tyler, but few believed that anything would come of it.
The Texas Secession
Delegates to the Texas State Convention at Austin voted 166 to 7 to secede from the United States, and the Federal military commander in the state controversially turns over all property to the Texans.