Election ballot from Confederate Presidential election, 1861

Summary

Creator:

Confederate States of America

Date:

1861

Extent:

1 folder(s)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Election ballot from Confederate Presidential election, ms3596, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains an electoral ticket from the Confederate Presidential Election listing Jefferson Davis for President and Alexander H. Stephens for Vice President. On the back is the signature of an unknown man, John Leach.

Biographical / historical:

The Confederate States of America formed when the Southern states seceded from the Union and in doing so initiated the Civil War. The only person to hold the Confederate Presidential office was Jefferson Davis, who was President from February 18, 1861, to May 5, 1865, his Vice President being Alexander Hamilton Stephens.

Related

Other descriptive data:

Portions of this collection have been digitized and are available online as part of America's Turning Point: Documenting the Civil War Experience in Georgia.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Elections.

Names:

Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889

Preferred citation:

Election ballot from Confederate Presidential election, ms3596, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.