1st Confederate States Congress


The 1st Confederate States Congress, consisting of the Confederate States Senate and the Confederate States House of Representatives, convened between February 18, 1862, and February 17, 1864. This assembly took place during the first two years of Jefferson Davis's presidency, convening at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia.

Sessions

The following sessions were held during the period February 18, 1862, and February 17, 1864, at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia.
  • 1st Session – February 18, 1862 to April 21, 1862
  • 2nd Session – August 18, 1862 to October 13, 1862
  • 3rd Session – January 12, 1863 to May 1, 1863
  • 4th Session – December 7, 1863 to February 17, 1864

Leadership

Senate

House

Officers

Senate

House

Members

Senate

Confederate States senators were elected by the state legislatures, or appointed by state governors to fill casual vacancies until the legislature elected a new senator. It was intended that one-third of the Senate would commence fresh six-year terms with each subsequent Congress following the inaugural one.
Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their terms. In this Congress, all senators were newly elected. Senators of Class 1 served a two-year term, expiring at the end of this Congress, requiring a new election for the six-year term,1864–1870. Class 2 senators served what was intended to be a four-year term, due to end on the expiry of the next Congress in 1866. Class 3 senators were meant to serve a six-year term, due to expire at the end of the Third Confederate Congress in 1868. As the Confederate Congress lasted less than four full years, the distinction between classes 2 and 3 was ultimately academic.
The members of the classes were selected by drawing of lots, which was done during the meeting of the Senate on February 21, 1862.
The class is indicated before the name.
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia

House of Representatives

X: Originally member of the Provisional Confederate Congress
The names of representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama

Arkansas

Florida

Georgia

Kentucky

Louisiana

Mississippi

Missouri

North Carolina

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Virginia

Delegates

Non voting members of the House of Representatives.
Arizona Territory
Cherokee Nation
Choctaw Nation

Senate committees

Accounts
Claims
Commerce
Engrossment and Enrollment
Finance
Foreign Affairs
Indian Affairs
Judiciary
Military Affairs
Naval Affairs
Patents
Pay and Mileage
Post Offices and Post Roads
Printing
Public Lands
Rules
Territories

House committees

Accounts
Claims
Commerce
Currency
Elections
Enrolled Bills
Foreign Affairs
Indian Affairs
Judiciary
Medical Department
Military Affairs
Naval Affairs
Ordnance and Ordnance Stores
Patents
Pay and Mileage
Post Offices and Post Roads
Printing
Public Buildings
Quartermaster's and Commissary Departments and Military Transportation
Rules and Officers of the House
Territories and Public Lands
War Tax
Ways and Means

Joint committees

Buildings
Engrossment and Enrollment
Flag and Seal
Inauguration
Printing
Rules