Today is the 150th anniversary of President Jefferson Davis' inauguration for a six-year term as President of the Confederate States of America. This may be confusing to some, since President Davis was originally elected on February 9, 1861 and inaugurated on February 18, 1861. That election, however, was held by the Provisional Congress of the CSA, choosing him to serve as Temporary President. His election to serve a six-year term as President was not held until the following year, meaning that his true inauguration was on February 22, 1862.
Here is a picture of President Jefferson Davis from the National Archives
This map of the Union and Confederate geographic divisions is from the Library of Congress
To learn more about Jefferson Davis or the Confederate States of America, check out these resources...
Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
Jefferson Davis, Architect of the Capitol
Pictorial Americana: Confederate States of America, Library of Congress
American Memory: Timeline of the Civil War, Library of Congress
Confederate States of America Records: a Finding Aid to the Collection in the Library of Congress
Sonnet Ireland
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