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Provisional Congress of the Confederate States | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | February 4, 1861 |
| Disbanded | February 17, 1862 |
| Succeeded by | Confederate States Congress |
| Leadership | |
President | |
| Meeting place | |
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| Alabama State Capitol Montgomery, Alabama Confederate States of America | |
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| Virginia State Capitol Richmond, Virginia Confederate States of America | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States | |
The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, fully the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America, was a unicameral congress of deputies and delegates called together from the Southern States which became the governing body of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States from February 4, 1861, to February 17, 1862. It sat in Montgomery, Alabama, until May 21, 1861, when it adjourned to meet in Richmond, Virginia, on July 20, 1861. In both cities, it met in the existing state capitols which it shared with the respective secessionist state legislatures. It added new members as other states seceded from the Union and directed the election on November 6, 1861, at which a permanent government was elected.[1]
- ^ Voorhees & Bok 1983, p. 683