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Jefferson Davis' First Inaugural Address. Alabama Capitol, Montgomery, February 18, 1861. Gentlemen of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, Friends and Fellow-Citizens: Called to the difficult and responsible station of Chief Executive of the Provisional Government which you have instituted, I approach the discharge of the duties ...
RICE > Archives > DOCUMENTS >JEFFERSON DAVIS SECOND INAUGURAL ADDRESS. Jefferson Davis' Second Inaugural Address. Virginia Capitol, Richmond, February 22, 1862. Fellow-Citizens: On this the birthday of the man most identified with the establishment of American independence, and beneath the monument erected to commemorate his heroic virtues and ...
4 de abr. de 2024 · Jefferson Davis, Senator from Mississippi and former Secretary of War, publicly resigned his Senate seat during an emotional farewell address to Congress on January 21, 1861, only days after his home state had seceded from the Union.
18 de feb. de 2019 · February 18, 2019 | by NCC Staff. More in Constitution Daily Blog. On this day in 1861, former U.S. Senator Jefferson Davis took to a podium for his presidential inaugural and gave an impassioned speech about the Constitution. Three weeks later, Abraham Lincoln did likewise, with different results.
Inauguration of Jefferson Davis. On Monday, February 18th 1861, Jefferson Davis took the oath of office to become the Provisional President of the Confederate States of America. The notice of the inauguration had been announced on Saturday the 16th. The streets were packed with not only the citizens of Montgomery but of people from neighboring ...
Inauguration of Jefferson Davis. Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as the first and only president of the Confederate States of America after the South seceded. The ceremony was held at Montgomery, the first Confederate capital, on February 18, 1861.
Summary of Content. Extra printing of Davis's speech from the Richmond Enquirer. The address was delivered on 22 February 1862. The paper was then published by Tyler, Wise & Allegre. Bottom of document mentions the evacuation of Nashville on February 22.
