Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 [Message of the President from Jefferson Davis to the Confederate Congress]

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GLC#
GLC08488
Type
Books & pamphlets
Date
January 12, 1863
Author/Creator
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889
Title
[Message of the President from Jefferson Davis to the Confederate Congress]
Place Written
Richmond, Virginia
Pagination
16 p. : Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 14.5 cm
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Annual message in which Davis discusses the state of the war. Comments on the simultaneous advance by Federal troops on two fronts and assures Congress that the Confederate armies will repulse them. Mentions the reasons for the Civil War, arguing that they date back to the Articles of Confederation.

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