Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861–1865
Originally published April 2023 · pp. 20
Journal of the Congress of the Confederate States of America, 1861–1865
Shiloh results
Journal homepage. Researchers wishing to mine the records of the Confederate Congress may do so by visiting the Library of Congress archives at https://memory.loc.gov/ ammem/amlaw/lwcc.html. Here, one can search through the following papers. (Descriptions from LOC website.) •
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Volume I.–Journal of the Provisional Congress, February 4, 1861, to February 17, 1862, together with, the proceedings of the Constitutional Convention, held at Montgomery, Ala., February 28, 1861, to March 11, 1861, and an appendix containing the Provisional and Permanent Constitutions of the Confederate States. Volume II.–Journal of the Senate of the First Confederate Congress, first and second sessions, February 18, 1862, to April 21, 1862, and August 18, 1862, to October 13, 1862, respectively. Volume III.–Journal of the Senate of the First Confederate Congress, third and fourth sessions, January 12, 1863, to May 1, 1863, and December 7, 1863, to February 17, 1864, respectively. Volume IV.–Journal of the Senate of the Second Confederate Congress, first and second sessions, May 2, 1864, to June 14, 1864, and November 7, 1864, to March 18, 1865, respectively.
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Volume V.–Journal of the House of Representatives of the First Confederate Congress, first and second sessions, February 18, 1862, to April 21, 1862, and August 18, 1862, to October 13, 1862, respectively. Volume VI.–Journal of the House of Representatives of the First Confederate Congress, third and fourth sessions, January 12, 1863, to May 1, 1863, and December 7, 1863, to February 17, 1864, respectively. Volume VII.–Journal of the House of Representatives of the Second Confederate Congress, first and second sessions, May 2, 1864, to June 14, 1864, and November 7, 1864, to March 18, 1865, respectively, and a general index to the entire work.
While several search methods exist, one might begin at https:// m e m o r y. l o c . g o v / a m m e m / hlawquery.html and select ‘Journal of the Confederate Congress’ (full text) from the drop-down box in the note section. See image. A search of ‘Shiloh’ yielded nine hits; see the image. Select line 14 and read as the “… House took up for consideration joint resolutions of thanks for the victory at Shiloh, Tenn.” Use the ‘find’ function in the browser to locate the search term on the resultant page (s). Search through these records
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