Tag Archives: Confederate Congress

“Progress of the war.”

Posted on March 13, 2015 by SUMPTER

The Confederacy was in crisis, but Congress had apparently been content to finish up its legislative session and head home. President Davis asked them to stay, and 150 years ago today he laid out the important matters that Congress needed … Continue reading →

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it’s a sham

Posted on February 14, 2015 by SUMPTER

it’s a shame Southern people aren’t doing anything about it From The New-York Times February 14, 1865: The Present Fatuity of the South. Was there ever such infatuation as that which now possesses the South? Did any people, on the … Continue reading →

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state of the confederacy

Posted on February 19, 2014 by SUMPTER

We’re used to the U.S. president presenting a state of the union address in January each year. 150 years ago this week the first Congress of the Confederate States completed its term. The day before the final adjournment the legislators … Continue reading →

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Provisional No More

Posted on February 18, 2012 by SUMPTER

150 years ago today the first elected Confederate Congress convened in Richmond, Va. From the Richmond Daily Dispatch February 19, 1862: Confederate Congress. first session. Yesterday along before the hour arrived, a large crowd had assembled at the Capitol to … Continue reading →

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