About this episode

The episode discusses the midterm elections of the Confederate States during the Civil War and the challenges faced by Jefferson Davis's government.

It had a short history, but within the time of the Civil War, the Confederate States had two Congressional elections. The second in 1863 (and 1864 in some states) should be seen as a midterm, and like those in the Northern states, it didn't go well for the party in power, that being the increasingly unpopular government of Jefferson Davis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Bruce Carlson

Topics covered

• Civil War
• Confederate States
• Congressional elections
• Jefferson Davis
• midterms
• political history

Keywords

• Confederate States
• Civil War
• midterms
• Jefferson Davis
• Congressional elections
• politics
• history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Confederate States

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