Constitution of the Confederate States (Books of American Wisdom) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1557091781 ISBN 13: 9781557091789

Publisher: Applewood Books, 2005

Synopsis

The Confederate States adopted their Permanent Constitution on March 11, 1861. The original document consisted of five vellum sheets pasted together to form a scroll over twelve feet long. The original document, along with many other documents of the Confederacy, was found at a train station in 1865 by a war-time correspondent, Felix DeFontaine. In 1883, he sold the manuscript to Mrs. George Wymberley Jones DeRenne. In 1939, the DeRenne family sold the document to the University of Georgia, where it now resides.

About this title

About the Author:

Rhett is often referred to as the "Father of Secession." From South Carolina, he was appointed Chairman of the Confederate Consitution Committee (Permanent Version).

From the Inside Flap:

The Confederate States adopted their Permanent Constitution on March 11, 1861. The original document was found at a train station in 1865 by a war-time correspondent. It was sold to the University of Georgia, where it now resides.

About this edition

• Publisher: Applewood Books
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1557091781
• ISBN 13: 9781557091789
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 36