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Hace 6 días · 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.He was the United States Secretary of War from 1853 to 1857.
Hace 2 días · Davis was surprised at the news of his election. Unlike many Southern leaders, he had expected war and hoped to become the commander in chief of the Southern armies. In his inaugural address on February 18, 1861, Davis said, in part,
22 de may. de 2024 · In particular, he justified the suspension of habeas corpus, a court order requiring the release of prisoners unless there was a legal reason to hold them. He also elaborated on arguments made in his First Inaugural Address that secession was not legal, was in fact rebellion, and was a principle of disintegration.
Hace 3 días · It happens to be the anniversary of my escape from bondage. Fifty-six years ago to-day, it was my good fortune to cease to be a slave, a chattel personal, and to become a man. It was upon the 3rd day of September, 1838, that I started upon my little life work in the world. It was a great day for me.
Hace 3 días · Arrival of the delegates to the Republican convention in Chicago | Teaching American History. 1860. 1870. Expand Timeline. Contract Timeline.
22 de may. de 2024 · Davis, a Kentucky-born political leader and former U.S. Secretary of War, took on the role during a time of great division and conflict in the nation. Jefferson Davis, the half-blind ex-President of the Confederate States of America, leaned on a cane as he hobbled into a federal courthouse. Despite his physical limitations, Davis remained a ...
17 de may. de 2024 · Correspondence, 1884-1885, of Jefferson Davis and correspondence, 1890-1904, of Varina Howell Davis with Flora Adams Darling; and correspondence of the Jefferson Monument Association of Richmond, Va. Includes broadside, 1862, of Davis' inaugural address program, 1893, of exercises at the re-interment of Davis' remains, and engravings ...
