President Jefferson Davis delivers a message to the Confederate Congress asking for the authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
Tag: Alexander Stephens
The Request is Inadmissible
Confederate officials arrive off Hampton Roads, Virginia, to negotiate prisoner exchange terms with the Federals. They are also unofficially authorized to negotiate a possible end to the war.
The Official Inauguration of Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis takes the oath of office to become the first official president of the Confederate States of America.
The Confederate National Elections
Elections take place throughout the Confederacy to replace the provisional national government with a permanent one.
The Death of Stephen A. Douglas
Prominent U.S. Senator Stephen A. Douglas, a Democrat who supports the Lincoln administration’s war effort, dies at 48.