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Inauguration of Davis as Confederate President in Montgomery
The ceremony on the Alabama State House portico marked Jefferson Davis's oath as Chief Magistrate of the provisional Confederate government. Alexander Stephens and William Lowndes Yancey stood with him amid cheering crowds, cannons, and a grand procession through Montgomery.
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