Following the American Civil War Sesquicentennial with day by day writings of the time, currently 1863.

Davis addresses citizens of Montgomery.

February 16, 2011

Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper,The American Civil War

The Hon. Jefferson Davis, President-elect of the new Southern Confederacy, addressing the citizens of Montgomery, Ala., from the balcony of the Exchange Hotel, on the Night of February 16th, 1861, and previous to his inauguration. – from a sketch by our special artist (Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper)

jefferson_davis-in_montgomery

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