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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;[1] 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 | |
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| Virginia State Capitol Richmond, Virginia Confederate States of America | |
| Constitution | |
| Constitution of the Confederate States | |
Held May 2, 1864, through March 18, 1865, at the Virginia State Capital in Richmond, Virginia. The term of the Second Congress was due to end on February 18, 1866. However, due to the defeat and dissolution of the Confederacy prior to that time, the Congress did not function after the end of its second and final session.
X: served in the Senate of the First Congress (i.e. reelected or continued in office for this Second Congress).
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
X: reelected
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Non-voting members of the House of Representatives.
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Accounts[9]
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Quartermaster's and Commissary Departments and Military Transportation
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Territories and Public Lands
Ways and Means
Impressments (Session 1)[9]
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