The Beginning of the Civil War

Exhibit

Jacksonville, Florida

January 1, 2012 to April 30, 2012

The Constitution of the Confederate States of America will highlight this exhibit. Also the manuscript of the song Dixie will be shown for the first time. However, this exhibit will be special for other first time presentations whose existence that are not normally known.

One such is

The Civil War Proclamation of the United States

Congressional Resolution on the Forth of July 1861

Declaring the Determination of Congress

to maintain the

Supremacy of the Government

and the

Integrity of the Union

" ... we the representatives of the people and States respectively, do hereby declare our fixed determination to maintain the supremacy of the government and the integrity of the Union of all the United States; and to this end, as far as we may do so, we pledge the entire resources of the government and people, until all rebels shall submit to the one and cease their efforts to destroy the other.”

Another such is

The Confederate States of America Master Plan (January 31, 1862)

signed by Gen. Beauregard, Gen. Johnston and Gen. Smith summarizing the summit between the Generals and the President, Jefferson Davis at Fairfax Courthouse in Virginia in October 1861.