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Il y a 3 jours · Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War.
3 juin 2024 · When Mr. Davis, after the disasters of Gettysburg and Vicksburg, found his appeals for volunteers unavailing, and when he must have been sensible of his loss of the popular confidence, we find him at once taking a new breadth of despotism in his government–a measure, indeed, calculated to produce a certain reanimation of the war ...
3 juin 2024 · This excellent account of the great President of the Southern Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, should be included in the studies of each Southerner that loves the South’s history during “The Late Unpleasantness.” The writer, Confederate Major T.G. Barker, illustrates Davis’ character and the profound challenges faced by the ...
Il y a 2 jours · Davis 20 Facts About Jefferson Davis - Facts.net Uncover 20 intriguing facts about Jefferson Davis, the President of the Confederate States during the American Civil War, in this comprehensive article.
6 juin 2024 · Jefferson Davis was a plantation owner, soldier, and politician who was most well-known for being the only President of the Confederacy. He was born on June 3, 1808, in Todd County, Ky. He grew up in Mississippi, the youngest of 10 children of Samuel and Jane Davis.
7 juin 2024 · In May 1865, Jefferson Davis, former President of the Confederate States of America, snuck out of his tent wrapped in his wife's shawl—right before Union troops captured him. This event marked the end of the Confederacy and the beginning of Reconstruction in the United States.
3 juin 2024 · In this letter date d September 7, 1873, Jefferson Davis write s to his wife, Varina Howell Davis, about his economic hardships.
