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.
February 22, 1862 – Jefferson Davis took the oath of office to become the first official president of the Confederacy. Davis and Vice President Alexander
November 6, 1861 – Elections took place throughout the Confederacy to replace the provisional national government with a permanent one. The Confederate government set this