Provisional Congress of the Confederate States

Provisional Congress of the Confederate States
Flag of the Confederate States (1861–1863)
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Founded	February 4, 1861 (1861-02-04)
Disbanded	February 17, 1862 (1862-02-17)
Succeeded by	Confederate States Congress
Leadership
President	Howell Cobb
Meeting place
Alabama State Capitol Montgomery, Alabama Confederate States of America
Virginia State Capitol Richmond, Virginia Confederate States of America
Constitution
Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States

The Provisional Congress of the Confederate States, also known as the Provisional Congress of the Confederate States of America, was a unicameral congress of deputies and delegates called together from the Southern States which became the governing body of the Provisional Government of the Confederate States from February 4, 1861, to February 17, 1862. It sat in Montgomery, Alabama, until May 21, 1861, when it adjourned to meet in Richmond, Virginia, on July 20, 1861. In both cities, it met in the existing state capitols which it shared with the respective secessionist state legislatures. It added new members as other states seceded from the Union and directed the election on November 6, 1861, at which a permanent government was elected.^[1]