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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08488 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Message of the President from Jefferson Davis to the Confederate Congress |
| Date | 12 January 1863 |
| Author | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet; Government document |
| Content Description | Annual message in which Davis discusses the state of the war. Comments on the simultaneous advance by Federal troops on two fronts and assures Congress that the Confederate armies will repulse them. Mentions the reasons for the Civil War, arguing that they date back to the Articles of Confederation. |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Confederate States of America Confederate General or Leader Union Forces Articles of Confederation Government and Civics |
| People | Davis, Jefferson (1808-1889) |
| Place written | Richmond, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |