With President Jefferson Davis term-limited, the race to become the 2nd President is wide-open. However, three men have separated themselves from the pack: Vice President Alexander Stephens, Secretary of War John C. Breckinridge, and General Robert E. Lee. Can one of these men carry on Davis’s leadership and prevent the downfall of the Confederacy? The candidates are as follows:
Democrats
- VP Alexander Stephens
- Gen. Robert E. Lee
- Sec. John C. Breckinridge
- Sen. Robert M.T. Hunter
- Fmr. Sec. Robert Toombs
- Fmr. Sen. C.C. Clay Jr.
- Sen. Louis Wigfall
- Gov. Thomas Watts
- Sen. Herschel Johnson
- Att. Gen. George Davis
- Gen. Joseph E. Johnston
Whigs
- Gov. Joe Brown
- Sen. William Graham
- Rep. George Washington Logan