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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:
4. Apr. 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. Less than a month later, Davis was sworn in as the first and—as it turned out—only President of ...
On February 4, 1861, delegates from the first seven secessionist states met in Montgomery, Alabama, to proclaim the birth of the Confederate States of America. In his Inaugural Address, Lincoln affirmed that, as the Constitution required, he would see that the laws were faithfully executed throughout the Union.
18. Feb. 2019 · A month later, the Civil War started in earnest, and on February 22, 1862 (and Washington’s birthday), Davis gave a second inaugural address, after winning an election under the permanent Confederate constitution.
March 4, 1801. Edited and introduced by Jeremy D. Bailey. Version One. Version two. Spanish Fork, UT. Study Questions. Jefferson’s address is famous today for being conciliatory toward Federalists, but in its day the Federalists found much to criticize in the address.
19. Okt. 2013 · Inaugural Address of President Jefferson Davis at Montgomery, Alabama, February, 1861. Gentlemen of the Congress of the Confederate States of America:
President Jefferson Davis's Inaugural Address | | 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.
