The Permanent Congress for the Confederacy followed the United States forms with a bicameral legislature. The Senate had two per state, twenty-six Senators. The House numbered 106 representatives apportioned by free and slave populations within each state.

In terms of internal structure, every confederal state is composed of two or more constituent states, referred to as confederated states. Regarding their political systems, confederated states can have republican or monarchical forms of government.

Public Forms and Documents; Confederate States of America Constitution; Commanders-in-Chief Sons of Confederate Veterans – 1896 to 2018; Education Committee Papers; Confederate Photo Memorial. Submit Confederate Photo; Contributed Works; Julius Howell; Confederate Catechism; Programs. Graves Registry;

The collection contains correspondence and official documents originating from various CSA government departments and from individual Confederate states, 1861-1865.

Mar 19, 2025 · Confederate States of America, the government of 11 Southern states that seceded from the Union in 1860–61, following the election of Abraham Lincoln as U.S. president, prompting the American Civil War (1861–65). The Confederacy acted as a separate government until defeated in the spring of 1865.

Series III, Confederate forms, consists of blank copies of official forms used by the Confederate government and army, including conscription forms, requests for exemption, and requisition and receipt forms.

United States, Civil War Confederate Papers of Citizens or Businesses, 1861-1865 Approximately 650,000 vouchers and other documents pertaining to goods and services rendered to the Confederate Government by individuals and businesses.

Between December 1860 and June 1861, eleven states seceded from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America. All eleven were slave holding states, and all held conventions to debate and vote upon the important decision to leave the country.

The establishment of the Confederate States of America (CSA) marked a significant moment in U.S. history, beginning with South Carolina's secession from the Union on December 20, 1860. This action was driven by concerns over states' rights and the perceived threat to slavery from the election of President Abraham Lincoln. Following South …

Series III, Confederate forms, consists of blank copies of official forms used by the Confederate government and army, including conscription forms, requests for exemption, and requisition and receipt forms. Confederate States of America. Army; Libby Prison. Bills (legislative records); Blank forms.; Bonds (negotiable instruments).; Certificates.;