Confederate Provisional Congress
| Provisional Congress of the Confederate States |
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| Founded | February 4, 1861 |
| Disbanded | February 17, 1862 |
| Succeeded by | 1st Confederate States Congress |
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Alabama State Capitol Montgomery, Alabama Confederate States |
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Virginia State Capitol Richmond, Virginia Confederate States |
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| Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States |
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The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, also known as the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America, was a congress of deputies and delegates called together from the Southern States which became the governing body of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America (CSA) from February 4, 1861, to February 17, 1862. It sat in Montgomery, Alabama, until May 20, 1861, when it adjourned to meet in Richmond, Virginia, on July 20, 1861. It added new members as other states seceded and directed the election on November 6, 1861, at which a permanent government was elected.
The First Session of the Provisional Congress was held at Montgomery from February 4, 1861, to March 16, 1861. Members were present from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas. It drafted a provisional constitution and set up a government. For president and vice-president, it selected Jefferson Davis of Mississippi and Alexander H. Stephens of Georgia.
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