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Alexander Hamilton Stephens [a] (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the first and only vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1883.
Nov 9, 2009 · Alexander Stephens, vice president of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, suffered from numerous ailments during his lifetime and often weighed less than 100 pounds. His small...
May 17, 2024 · Alexander H. Stephens was a politician who served as vice president of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War (1861–65). Called “Little Ellick” by his colleagues because he weighed only about 100 pounds, Stephens was admitted to the bar in 1834.
In his March 21, 1861, Cornerstone Speech, Confederate Vice President Alexander H. Stephens presents what he believes are the reasons for what he termed was a "revolution." This revolution resulted in the American Civil War.
Alexander Stephens served in Georgia’s state legislature and US Congress before his selection as the Vice President of the Confederacy in 1861. After the surrender at Appomattox Court House, federal soldiers captured Stephens and brought him to Fort Warren in Boston as a prisoner.
Alexander H. Stephens. Born February 11, 1812. Crawfordsville, Georgia. Died March 4, 1883. Atlanta, Georgia. Vice president of the Confederate. States of America. Despite his office, he became. one of the most vocal critics of Confederate.
Sep 27, 2004 · Most famous for serving as the vice president of the Confederacy during the Civil War (1861-65), Alexander Hamilton Stephens was a near-constant force in state and national politics for a half century.
