Books with title The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government

Former President of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis, offers his account of the Confederacy's swift ascendance and downfall. This historical book has no small measure of autobiography present, since the author Jefferson Davis was at the forefront of many of the events described on the pages. This text is thus the history of a chaotic period as presented by a political insider, published some sixteen years after the close of the Civil War hostilities - and the end of the Confederate government - in 1865. The principle text is split into four parts: Part One discusses the processes which led to the founding of the Confederate States of America. The justifications for its founding, chiefly surrounding the concerns that slavery was soon to be abolished, are detailed, as is the process by which the Southern states established their grievances with the United States of America. Part Two details the official establishment of the Confederacy, and the meetings in which its founding documents were adopted and agreed upon. The power of the individual states, and the agreements and concessions representatives of each came to, form the bulk of this part. A succession of conferences and seminars would slowly establish the nature of what was to be the Confederate state and government. Part Three discusses the individual secession movements which arose in the various states that would break away from the United States. The chaos present as the various southern states delivered their announcements and subsequently declared allegiance to the newfound Confederate States of America is detailed. At the conclusion of this section, the Confederacy is its own country which has declared itself officially uncoupled from the USA and its laws. Part Four concerns the U.S. Civil War, and is by far the lengthiest installment of the entire book. Davis takes us through the entire conflict from the moment war was declared, through the major battles and turning points, and through to the eventual defeat of the Confederate armies. The reaction to pivotal events such as the surrender of General Robert E. Lee in Montgomery, the capital of the Confederacy, is detailed with the final chapters telling of how the defeated states were reconciled with the USA. An excellent retrospective of the 19th century from the point of view of leader who conceded defeat in the U.S. Civil War, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government remains a worthwhile read for enthusiasts of the era's history. This edition includes the original notes and appendices appended by Davis in the original, 1881 publication.

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A decade after his release from federal prison, the 67-year-old Jefferson Davis--ex-president of the Confederacy, the "Southern Lincoln," popularly regarded as a martyr to the Confederate cause--began work on his monumental Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government. Motivated partially by his deep-rooted antagonism toward his enemies (both the Northern victors and his Southern detractors), partially by his continuing obsession with the "cause," and partially by his desperate pecuniary and physical condition, Davis devoted three years and extensive research to the writing of what he termed "an historical sketch of the events which preceded and attended the struggle of the Southern states to maintain their existence and their rights as sovereign communities." The result was a perceptive two-volume chronicle, covering the birth, life, and death of the Confederacy, from the Missouri Compromise in 1820, through the tumultuous events of the Civil War, to the readmission of the Southern states to the U.S. Congress in the late 1860s. Supplemented with a new historical foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning James M. McPherson, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume I belongs in the library of anyone interested in the root causes, the personalities, and the events of America's greatest war.

Many Southerners and Northerners wrote about the Civil War after it was over, but none of them held as senior a position as Jefferson Davis, the Confederate president. While other generals wrote memoirs that historians still continue to debate about, Davis wrote the most comprehensive tome about the political aspects of the Civil War, particularly his fullthroated defense of the Confederacy's right to secede. His memoir, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, is one of the most controversial works to come out of the Civil War. Volume I explains the political background of the country before the war, as well as his analysis of the Constitution and the right to secede. Volume II picks up where Volume I left off, with the seminal events of 1862 following the secession and the first battles of 1861. Volume II covers everything from 1862 to the end of the war.

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Jefferson Davis is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Jefferson Davis then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface.We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Hardcover two volume boxed set. Red cloth with gilt spine lettering. Thomas Yoseloff, Publisher. Copyright 1958 by Sagamore Press. Vol 1 is 707 pp; Vol 1 includes Forward by Bell Irvin Wiley of Emory University; Author's Preface; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Text, pp. 3 - 519; Appendices B (no evidence of Appendices A and J) through L, pp. 521 - 685; Index to Vol 1. Vol 2 is 808 pp, includes T of C; List of Illustrations; Text, pp. 1 - 764; Maps in 12 pp; Index to Vol 2. The box shows wear that can be repaired if desired; presently, it holds the books safely. Covers and bindings intact; no loose pages; endpapers and pages are clean and unmarked. The books are in excellent condition. The left and right sides of the box show the title and author's name and photograph, and the back side contains a brief description of the work as "a new, unexpurgated edition of an extremely rare classic" and shows a list price of $12.50. Original publication dated reported as 1881.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

The object of this work has been from historical data to show that the Southern States had rightfully the power to withdraw from a Union into which they had, as sovereign communities, voluntarily entered; that the denial of that right was a violation of the letter and spirit of the compact between the States; and that the war waged by the Federal Government against the seceding States was in disregard of the limitations of the Constitution, and destructive of the principles of the Declaration of Independence. The author, from his official position, may claim to have known much of the motives and acts of his countrymen immediately before and during the war of 1861-'65, and he has sought to furnish material far the future historian, who, when the passions and prejudices of the day shall have given place to reason and sober thought, may, better than a contemporary, investigate the causes, conduct, and results of the war.

Many Southerners and Northerners wrote about the Civil War after it was over, but none of them held as senior a position as Jefferson Davis, the Confederate president. While other generals wrote memoirs that historians still continue to debate about, Davis wrote the most comprehensive tome about the political aspects of the Civil War, particularly his fullthroated defense of the Confederacy's right to secede. His memoir, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, is one of the most controversial works to come out of the Civil War. Volume I explains the political background of the country before the war, as well as his analysis of the Constitution and the right to secede.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.