Vice President of the Confederate States

The Vice President of the Confederate States was formally the second highest position within the government of the Confederacy, below that of the Office of the President of the Confederate States.

According to the Confederate States Constitution, the Vice President's office was essentially identical to that of the Vice President of the United States. This included presiding over the Confederate Senate and breaking tied votes, and was also the first person in the line of succession. If the President died, resigned or was removed from office, the Vice President would become the new president for the remainder of his term.

The major difference between the U.S. and the C.S. Vice Presidencies was that the term in office was six years long. The President was explicitly forbidden to run for a second term by the constitution, but the Vice President was not.

In OTL, the office of Vice President ceased to exist with the C.S. after the end of the American Civil War. Only Alexander Stephens ever held the office.

Southern Victory
Willy Knight was removed from office after being implicated in the December, 1938 attempt on Jake Featherston's life. The office was briefly vacant until Don Partridge's election in 1939.

On July 14, 1944, with the Confederate Instrument of Surrender, the office of Vice President ceased to exist with the Confederate States.

Note
While Alexander Stephens was the Vice President at the time of the POD in Southern Victory, he is never actually referenced in any volume of the series. There is no reason to think that he did not serve an entire term, however.