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Montgomery, Alabama Capitol Confederate Monument
The great state of Alabama is rich with Confederate history. Montgomery is known as the birthplace of the Confederacy because it was the site of the Confederate States of America's establishment and the location of the First White House of the Confederacy.
The Confederate Constitution was created in Montgomery in 1861 at a convention of the seven seceding states. The document was similar to the United States Constitution, but placed more emphasis on the autonomy of each state.
The William Sayre home was the First White House of the Confederacy, where President Jefferson Davis and his family lived from February to May 1861. The house is located at 644 Washington Avenue in Montgomery and is furnished with original period pieces from the 1850s and 1860s. The house is an Italianate style house built in 1835. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974.
Alabama also provided a significant amount of troops, leaders, military supplies, food, and horses to the Confederacy during the American Civil War. On the north side of Capitol Hill there is a monument dedicated to Alabama's more than 122,000 Confederate veterans of the Civil War, known as the Confederate Memorial Monument. The 88-foot (27 m) tall monument was dedicated on December 7, 1898, although it had been planned as early as November 1865. The cornerstone was laid by Jefferson Davis on April 29, 1886. (Photo credit and approval by: LAK)
The Confederate Constitution was created in Montgomery in 1861 at a convention of the seven seceding states. The document was similar to the United States Constitution, but placed more emphasis on the autonomy of each state.
The William Sayre home was the First White House of the Confederacy, where President Jefferson Davis and his family lived from February to May 1861. The house is located at 644 Washington Avenue in Montgomery and is furnished with original period pieces from the 1850s and 1860s. The house is an Italianate style house built in 1835. The house has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974.
Alabama also provided a significant amount of troops, leaders, military supplies, food, and horses to the Confederacy during the American Civil War. On the north side of Capitol Hill there is a monument dedicated to Alabama's more than 122,000 Confederate veterans of the Civil War, known as the Confederate Memorial Monument. The 88-foot (27 m) tall monument was dedicated on December 7, 1898, although it had been planned as early as November 1865. The cornerstone was laid by Jefferson Davis on April 29, 1886. (Photo credit and approval by: LAK)
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Inauguration of Jefferson Davis
as President of the Confederate States of America on the steps of the Capitol building on February 18, 1861. Compliments of the Alabama Department of Archives and History |
1897 Capitol Dedication
by: Fouts Commercial Photography, Montgomery No copyright - public domain 
First White House of the Confederacy 1906
By Detroit Publishing Company compliments of Wikipedia |
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