The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1b

Jefferson Davis (1808 - 1889)

The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government (1881) is written by Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. Davis wrote the book as a straightforward history of the Confederate States of America and as an apologia for the causes that he believed led to and justified the American Civil War.

Davis spared little detail in describing every aspect of the Confederate constitution and government, in addition to which he retold in detail numerous military campaigns. Far more compelling in the views of Davis' contemporaries and to modern scholars were Davis' thoughtfully constructed arguments as to the constitutional and moral justification of the formation of the Confederacy and of the Civil War. Davis cited numerous constitutional passages, constitutional scholars, and American political leaders to prove his thesis that secession was justified.

This project contains the second half of Volume 1 (of 2). (Intro modified from Wikipedia)

Proof-listening done by Nadya Gaganova and Lucretia B.

Genre(s): War & Military, Modern (19th C)

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 01 - Part 3, Chapter 1 Bill Mosley
00:28:39
Play 02 02 - Part 3, Chapter 2 Bill Mosley
00:33:05
Play 03 03 - Part 3, Chapter 3 TriciaG
00:16:13
Play 04 04 - Part 3, Chapter 4 TriciaG
00:07:16
Play 05 05 - Part 3, Chapter 5 Bill Mosley
00:35:18
Play 06 06 - Part 3, Chapter 6 & 7 Bill Mosley
00:16:33
Play 07 07 - Part 3, Chapter 8 Bill Mosley
00:14:41
Play 08 08 - Part 3, Chapter 9 Bill Mosley
00:19:34
Play 09 09 - Part 3, Chapter 10 Bill Mosley
00:15:47
Play 10 10 - Part 3, Chapter 11 KHand
00:37:13
Play 11 11 - Part 3, Chapter 12 R.W. Rushing
00:20:39
Play 12 12 - Part 3, Chapter 13 Mary Schneider
00:14:18
Play 13 13 - Part 4, Chapter 1 Timothy Lucas
00:12:07
Play 14 14 - Part 4, Chapter 2 Timothy Lucas
00:24:18
Play 15 15 - Part 4, Chapter 3 Timothy Lucas
00:18:45
Play 16 16 - Part 4, Chapter 4 Bruce Kachuk
00:24:33
Play 17 17 - Part 4, Chapter 5 Kevin W. Davidson
00:24:13
Play 18 18 - Part 4, Chapter 6 Bill Mosley
00:33:28
Play 19 19 - Part 4, Chapter 7a Bruce Kachuk
00:42:49
Play 20 20 - Part 4, Chapter 7b Bruce Kachuk
00:31:26
Play 21 21 - Part 4, Chapter 8a Bruce Kachuk
00:27:58
Play 22 22 - Part 4, Chapter 8b Bruce Kachuk
00:30:38
Play 23 23 - Part 4, Chapter 9a Bill Mosley
00:37:11
Play 24 24 - Part 4, Chapter 9b Bill Mosley
00:27:38
Play 25 25 - Part 4, Chapter 10 Bill Mosley
00:16:01
Play 26 26 - Part 4, Chapter 11a Elliot Gage
00:46:17
Play 27 27 - Part 4, Chapter 11b Bruce Kachuk
00:39:07
Play 28 28 - Part 4, Chapter 12 Bill Mosley
00:36:57
Play 29 29 - Part 4, Chapter 13a yeknod
00:38:09
Play 30 30 - Part 4, Chapter 13b Bruce Kachuk
00:25:53
Play 31 31 - Part 4, Chapter 14 Bruce Kachuk
00:34:45
Play 32 32 - Appendix G Bruce Kachuk
00:35:45
Play 33 33 - Appendix H, Part 1 Bruce Kachuk
00:38:47
Play 34 34 - Appendix H, Part 2 Rholdah
00:39:27
Play 35 35 - Appendix I Rholdah
00:53:10
Play 36 36 - Appendix K, Part 1 TriciaG
00:27:20
Play 37 37 - Appendix K, Part 2 TriciaG
00:40:30
Play 38 38 - Appendix K, Part 3 TriciaG
00:38:29
Play 39 39 - Appendix L KHand
00:27:27