Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
2-17-2011
Department 1
Civil War Era Studies
Abstract
Set into the marble steps of Alabama's Capitol building is a brass star. Gleaming against the white stone, the star stands at the top of the stairs on the Capitol's west face. The star reads, "Placed by Sophie Bibb Chapter Daughters of the Confederacy on the spot where Jefferson Davis stood when inaugurated President of C.S.A. Feb. 16. 1861." [excerpt]
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Recommended Citation
Rudy, John M., "Montgomery: Jeff Davis' Seal of Solomon" (2011). Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public. 219.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/interpretcw/219
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Comments
Interpreting the Civil War: Connecting the Civil War to the American Public is written by alum and adjunct professor, John Rudy. Each post is his own opinions, musings, discussions, and questions about the Civil War era, public history, historical interpretation, and the future of history. In his own words, it is "a blog talking about how we talk about a war where over 600,000 died, 4 million were freed and a nation forever changed. Meditating on interpretation, both theory and practice, at no charge to you."