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Collection A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774 to 1875

Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America (1861-1865)

The Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 was printed in a seven-volume set between 1904 and 1905 as Senate Document No. 234 of the U.S. Serial Set, 58th Congress, 2nd session.

The Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861-1865 was printed in a seven-volume set between 1904 and 1905 as Senate Document No. 234 of the U.S. Serial Set, 58th Congress, 2nd session. A Senate Resolution dated January 28, 1904, directed the secretary of war, Elihu Root, to transmit to the U.S. Senate a copy of the Journal of the Provisional Congress and of the 1st and 2nd Congresses of the Confederate States of America.

Volume 1 contains the Journal of the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America, the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention in Montgomery, Alabama, and an appendix containing the Provisional and Permanent Constitutions of the Confederate States.

Volumes 2 through 4 contain the Journals of the Senate, 1st and 2nd Congress of the Confederate States of America. The Journals document the proceedings of the open, secret, and executive sessions of the Senate.

Volumes 5 through 7 contain Journals of the House of Representatives, 1st and 2nd Congress of the Confederate States of America. The Journals document the proceedings of the House, including both open and secret sessions.

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