Orange Beach Live Cam

From the telegram ordering the first shots at Fort Sumter to the last major battle of the bitter conflict, Alabama played a pivotal role in America's Civil War saga. After Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the United States, delegates from Southern states that had seceded met in the Alabama State Capitol in February 1861. Within a few days, they had written a constitution to create the Confederate States of America and elected Jefferson Davis of Mississippi its president. You can stand on the spot where Davis received the oath of office and tour the restored Capitol, as well as the First White House of the Confederacy across the street.