President Jefferson Davis resists acknowledging the South’s bleak prospects for independence. He submits a contentious message to the Confederate Congress to take stronger actions as a growing sense of defeat spreads throughout the South.
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The Confederate General-in-Chief
Confederate President Jefferson Davis signs a bill into law creating the military rank of general-in-chief of all Confederate armies.
Jefferson Davis’s 1864 Message to Congress
The second session of the Second Confederate Congress assembles and receives President Jefferson Davis’s optimistic annual message. This includes “a radical modification” in the laws governing slavery.
More Sacrifice Needed in the South
The Confederate Congress approved vital but controversial legislation that sparked mass protest and resentment, and had varying degrees of enforcement. All measures were deemed necessary by the Confederate government for the fledgling war effort.
Davis Urges Suspension of Habeas Corpus
President Jefferson Davis delivers a message to the Confederate Congress asking for the authority to suspend the writ of habeas corpus.
The First Confederate Congress Convenes
The fourth session of the First Confederate States Congress opens in Richmond and receives President Jefferson Davis’s annual message.