# CRANKY CONFEDERATES: THE C.S.A. MIDTERMS OF 1863-4

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Podcast: [My History Can Beat Up Your Politics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/my-history-can-beat-up-your-politics-159682)
Published: 2026-05-21T04:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

It had a short history, but within the time of the Civil War, the Confederate States had two Congressional elections. The second in 1863 (and 1864 in some states) should be seen as a midterm, and like those in the Northern states, it didn't go well for the party in power, that being the increasingly unpopular government of Jefferson Davis. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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