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The starting point of the great war between the states
Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
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Spatial Coverage | United States Alabama--Montgomery Southern States |
Description | Print shows a crowd gathered in front of the capitol building at Montgomery, Alabama, at the time of the announcement of Jefferson Davis as the first President of the Confederate States of America; also shown with Davis are "Alex. H. Stephens, Vice-President, Wm. L. Yancey, Leader of the Secession Party, [and] Howell Cobb, President of the Senate." |
File Format | JPG / JPEG |
Language | English |
Part of Series | Popular Graphic Arts |
Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
Access Restriction | Open |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Davis, Jefferson,--1808-1889. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Secession--Southern States--1860-1870. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Cobb, Howell,--1795-1864. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Presidential inaugurations--Alabama--Montgomery--1860-1870. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Stephens, Alexander H.--(Alexander Hamilton),--1812-1883. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Causes. |
Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Yancey, William Lowndes,--1814-1863. |
Content Type | Image |
Resource Type | Photograph |