100 Days of a New Nation: The First White House of the Confederacy

Historic marker for the First White House of the Confederacy standing in front of the preserved house museum in Montgomery, Alabama.

Just across the street from the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery stands a quiet house that once held the center of an entirely new government. For a brief moment in 1861 — just over one hundred days — this elegant Italianate home served as the first executive residence of the Confederacy. Before the capital moved … Read more