2nd Confederate States Congress
The 2nd Confederate States Congress, consisting of the Confederate States Senate and the Confederate States House of Representatives, met from May 2, 1864, to March 18, 1865, during the last year of Jefferson Davis's presidency, at the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Virginia; the Confederacy's government effectively dissolved 16 days later, when it fled Richmond on April 3, 1865. Its members were elected in the 1863 congressional elections.
2nd Confederate States Congress | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| Houses | Senate House of Representatives |
| History | |
| Founded | May 2, 1864 |
| Disbanded | March 18, 1865 |
| Preceded by | 1st |
| Leadership | |
| Meeting place | |
| Virginia State Capitol Richmond, Virginia Confederate States of America | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of the Confederate States | |
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