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Declarations of Secession

  • Georgia; January 29, 1861


  • Mississippi


  • South Carolina; December 24, 1860


  • Texas; February 2, 1861




    • Messages and Papers of the Confederacy

  • Constitution for the Provisional Government; February 8, 1861


  • A Resolution for the Appointment of Commissioners to the Government of the United States of America; February 15, 1861


  • Inaugural Address of the President of the Provisional Government; February 18, 1861.


  • Message to Congress February 25, 1861


  • Message to Congress February 26, 1861


  • Message to Congress February 26, 1861 (European Commission)


  • Letter of President Davis to President Lincoln February 27, 1861


  • Veto Message February 28, 1861 (Slave Trade)


  • Message to Congress March 5, 1861 (Army Appropriation)


  • Constitution of the Confederate States of America; March 11, 1861


  • Message to Congress March 12, 1861 (Indian Affairs)


  • Correspondence between the Confederate Commissioners and Secretary Seward
  • Memorandum of March 15, 1861
  • Message to Congress March 15, 1861 (Powder Appropriation)


  • Message to Congress March 16, 1861 (Indian Affairs)


  • Proclamation of April 12, 1861


  • Proclamation of April 17, 1861


  • Proclamation of April 19, 1861 (Relations with Virginia)


  • Message to Congress April 29, 1861 (Ratification of the Constitution)


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