Like we said last week, the posts were going to pick up a bit now that Spring came... Welcome to the next segment of our Civil War Rewind series, where we note battles and other events of significance from the Battle Between the States - 150 years from when they occurred...
Today, we have a moment that not a lot of people know about. On February 22, 1862, Jefferson Davis was inaugurated as President of the Confederate States of America. Wait, that was 1861, right? Yeah.. No, wait - 1862? Confused? Well, so were we. Time to clarify, because Davis' new title was actually shorter by one word....
Davis was originally named President on February 18, 1861.. But , he was technically named Provisional President of the CSA. Like many leaders - like baseball managers - are named on an interim basis. Davis was no different, and it's not surprising. many of the eventual states that seceeded hadn't even done so. We suppose they were leaving the door open for someone else, just in case....
After a year, and with things going seemingly well, the former US Senator from Mississippi was officially sworn in as President of the Confederate States of America - Provisional tag removed! And that's what happened, exactly 150 years ago today...
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