Today marks the 150th anniversary of the creation of the Confederate States of America. On February 8, 1861, the first seven states to secede would create the Confederate Constitution and form the CSA: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas. The CSA would eventually include a total of 11 states, including Arkansas, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Virginia.
On February 9, 1861, Jefferson Davis was elected Provisional President of the CSA. His term would end on May 5, 1865 with the fall of the Confederacy. He was captured on May 10th of that year and charged with treason. He was never tried, but he was stripped of his eligibility to run for public office.
For more information about the Civil War, the Confederate States of America, or Jefferson Davis, check out these resources:
Selected Civil War Photographs
Library of Congress (includes a fairly thorough timeline of the Civil War)
U.S. History Learner
U.S. Department of State (Civil War-related information begins on p.32)
America's Story: Civil War
Library of Congress
Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
National Park Service
Pictorial Americana: Confederate States of America
Library of Congress
Jefferson Davis
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Today in History: Jefferson Davis Elected
Library of Congress
Sonnet Ireland
Head of Federal Documents
Reference & Instruction Librarian
Subject Specialist: Legal Research, Political Science
Urban Studies, Engineering
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