Delegates to the Montgomery convention adopt a constitution, a Congress, and a chief executive in just five days.

Exploring the most important 55 months in American history
Delegates to the Montgomery convention adopt a constitution, a Congress, and a chief executive in just five days.
A convention opens in Montgomery as delegates from the seceded states start working to form a new nation.
The quickly spreading news of South Carolina’s exit from the Union shakes America like nothing before in her history.