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Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was an American soldier and politician, but is best known for being the only president of the Confederate States of America. Educated as a soldier at the U.S. Milit...view moreJefferson Davis was an American soldier and politician, but is best known for being the only president of the Confederate States of America. Educated as a soldier at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Davis served two tours of military service, first during the Black Hawk War in 1832 and later during the Mexican-American War from 1846-48. Following the Mexican-American War, Davis was appointed to the United States Senate, and later served as secretary of war to President Pierce. Although Davis, as a senator, had argued against secession, he resigned his role in the federal government and returned to his home state of Mississippi following that state’s successful succession vote, and was acclaimed president of the Confederate States of America in 1861.
At the end of the American Civil War in 1865, Davis was captured and accused of treason, and his citizenship was revoked. Davis’s 1881 memoir, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government did much to restore his reputation, as did his efforts to encourage reconciliation, however, his citizenship was not restored until 1978. Jefferson Davis died in 1889.view less
Books by Jefferson Davis
A Short History of the Confederate States of America The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Rise And Fall Of The Confederate Government Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5REBEL YELL: History of the Confederacy, Memoirs and Biographies of the Confederate Leaders & Official Documents: History of the Confederate States, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, Heros von Borcke, Constitution of the Confederate States and More Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSpeeches of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi; delivered during the summer of 1858. Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Audiobooks by Jefferson Davis
The Rise And Fall Of The Confederate Goverment Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1b Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1a Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government: Volume I Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsRise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings