CAMP # 1722
SONS OF CONFEDERATE VETERANS
FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA
~ CAPITOL OF THE CONFEDERACY ~
"CAPITOL OF THE CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA"
MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA
Montgomery Is Rightly Called The "Cradle Of The Confederacy." Here Was Enacted The Stirring Scenes Which Culminated In The Formation Of The Southern Confederacy. In The Capitol Assembled The Convention On 7 January 1861 Of Which Mr. Yancey was Chairman, When The Ordinance Of Secession Was Passed By A Vote Of 61 To 39. In This Building Jefferson Finis Davis Was Inaugurated As President Of The Southern Confederacy On 8 February 1861, When Mr. Yancey Uttered The Famous Words:
"The Man And Hour Have Met"
"THE CONFEDERATE CAPITOL AT RICHMOND, VIRGINIA"
No Point In Richmond Is More Interesting Than The Beautiful Capitol Square, On Whose Grounds Are The State Capitol, New State Library Building, Governor's Mansion, Old Bell Tower, The Equestrian Statue Of George Washington And The Statues of Henry Clay And "Stonewall" Jackson. Tame Squirrels Frolic In The Trees And On The Grass In This Square And Come Up To the Visitor In Perfect Fearlessness. The Railing Enclosing The Square Is Made Of Wrought Iron, Representing Roman Spears.
Mr. Thomas Jefferson Chose The Model For The New Capitol When In Paris In 1785, Selecting An Ancient Roman Temple, The Maison Caree, At Nismes, France. Its Cornerstone Was Laid On 18 August 1785, And The Legislature Met In It On 19 October 1789, Which Was The Anniversary Of Cornwallis' Surrender At Yorktown, Eight Years Previous. This Grand Old Edifice Is Filled With Memories And Relics Of A Bygone Era. Here Met The Convention Of 1788 And The Resolutions Of 1798 - 1799, By James Madison, Truly Interpreted The Federal Compact. The Convention Of 1829 - 1830, Which Including Madison, Monroe, Marshall and John Randolph of Roanoke, Sat There, And The Universal Suffrage Convention Of 1851, And Also The Secession Convention of 1861 Also Met There.
The Congress Of The Confederate States Of America Came There, To Richmond, Virginia, In 1862 From Montgomery, Alabama And Sat Until The Day In April Of 1865 When General Robert Edward Lee Was Turned Back At Petersburg, And "All Was Lost Save Honor."
"THE WHITE HOUSE OF THE CONFEDERACY"
President Jefferson Finis Davis, Of The Late Confederate States Of America, Lived In The Imposing Building At Clay And Twelfth Streets During The War Between The States. The Large Grounds Attached To The House Were Beautifully Laid Out And Adorned With Statuary, Flowers and Fountains.
Mr. Davis, To Whom It Had Been Presented To By The City Of Richmond, Virginia On The Removal Of The Seat Of Government From Montgomery, Alabama, Would Only Occupy It On The Condition Of Its Remaining The Property Of The City Of Richmond. After Richmond's Evacuation, It Was Taken Over By The Federal Troops For Use As A Residence And Headquarters Gor The Military Commanders Of The Union Army In Richmond, Virginia Until The Army Was Withdrawn, And The State's Representation In The Union Was Restored. the City Then Received It Back, And It Was Used A Long Time As A Public School. Lately It Has Been Renovated And Restored To Its Former Condition, To Be Henceforth Devoted To The Purposes Of A Confederate Museum, Without Any Material Change From Its Appearance During Its Occupancy By President Jefferson Finis Davis, Confederate States Of America.
RAMSr - 2001 ~ 2002
Fredericksburg, Virginia