Alexander H. Stephens' Concept of the Confederacy
Abstract
During the last weeks of 1860, Alexander Hamilton Stephens received letters from all parts of the nation. An unsigned note from Valdosta, Georgia, expressed the senti- ment found in many of them. "Do you know that upon you, more than any other man in Georgia, depends the fate of the country that God intended should be the greatest ever the world saw?" Perhaps if Stephens' efforts to avert secession had been successful, he might rank much higher than he does among the statesmen and heroes of the nation. They were not successful, and Stephens became the second in command of the rebellion movement, the Vice-President of the Confederate States of America.
Subject Area
Public policy|American history|Public administration|Political science
Recommended Citation
Cashin, Edward Lawrence, "Alexander H. Stephens' Concept of the Confederacy" (1957). ETD Collection for Fordham University. AAI28622614.
https://research.library.fordham.edu/dissertations/AAI28622614
