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Hace 2 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.
25 de abr. de 2024 · Biography of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America throughout its existence during the American Civil War (1861–65). After the war he was imprisoned for two years and indicted for treason but was never tried. Learn more about Davis in this article.
2 de may. de 2024 · Jefferson Davis, Ex-President Of The Confederate States Of America Part One V2: A Memoir By His Wife by Varina Howell Davis. Publication date 1890 Publisher Kessinger Publishing, LLC Collection internetarchivebooks Contributor Internet Archive Language English Volume 1 . Addeddate
30 de abr. de 2024 · Jill Lepore discusses a forgotten trial that never took place after the Civil War. Unearth the reasons why Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy,...
Hace 2 días · At the beginning of the war, the grand strategy of the Confederate states was a "defensive strategy": gaining military and economic aid from European countries, demoralizing the North's will to wage and continue the war, and defending the South at its borders. None of these strategies proved very fruitful, however, and the Confederacy's grand ...
9 de may. de 2024 · Part 1: Background and Leadup to War. 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.
29 de abr. de 2024 · As president of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis was in charge of policy, national strategy, and military strategy and operations during the four and a half years of the Civil War. As commander in chief of the newly formed Confederate army and navy, his workaholic devotion to detail led him to spend most of his time ...
