The Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States, formally the Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America, was an agreement among all seven original states
Christopher Memminger, the principal author of the Provisional Constitution
Christopher Memminger
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Christopher Gustavus Memminger was an American politician and a secessionist who participated in the formation of the Confederate States government. He was the principal author of the Provisional Cons
Provisional Constitution of the Confederate States
…known as the Confederate States of America. Before the congress could accomplish anything, it required a set of guidelines to follow. On February 5, Christopher Memminger proposed the creation of a Committee of Thirteen to draft a provisional constitution to grant congressional power to the convention. Thomas Cobb, of…
The original Confederate Cabinet. L-R: Judah P. Benjamin, Stephen Mallory, Christopher Memminger, Alexander Stephens, LeRoy Pope Walker, Jefferson Davis, John H. Reagan and Robert Toombs.
Memminger on the 1862 CS$5 banknote
President Jefferson Davis