The Civil War: 150 Years. National Park Service Sesquicentennial Commemoration.

Then: February 4-8, 1861

A New Nation

Delegates from seven secession states meet in Montgomery, Alabama, to establish the Confederate States of America and elect Jefferson Davis as the Provisional President of the Confederacy.

Resources: Inaugural Address

Now: December 19, 1960

First Confederate Capitol

The Alabama State Capitol, where Jefferson Davis was elected and inaugurated president of the Confederate States of America, is named a National Historic Landmark.

Resources: First Capitol of the Confederacy