Secession in Georgia and Alexander Stephens Role

On January 16, 1861, the Georgia secession convention was held in Milledgeviile. At  this convention, Congressman Alexander Stephens of Georgia gave a speech arguing that the state should remain loyal to the Union. Shortly after, Stephens was elected to the Confederate Congress and was became the Vice President of the Confederacy. The Confederate president was Jefferson Davis of Mississippi. However, shortly before the Civil War, Stephens publicly expressed his dislike for the Davis Administration.  

Alexander Stephens

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Jefferson_Davis_Vice_Stephens.htm

South Carolina was the first state to succeed form the union on December 20, 1860. Georgia was the fourth state to succeed, on January 19, 1861.

http://msbellows-ushistory.wikispaces.com/Civil+War