Last Capital of the Confederacy
The week prior to Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox, the Confederate government moved from Richmond to Danville, Virginia. Members of the government took up residence in various homes around town. The Sutherlin Mansion -- today the Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History -- became the temporary residence of President Jefferson Davis. There, he composed his final proclamation to the Confederacy, held one of the last official cabinet meetings, and planned to continue the fight. Hear the exciting story of the last desperate days of the dying Confederate government.
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