Davis, Jefferson
Davis, Jefferson (1808–89) American statesman, president (1862–65) of the
Confederate States of America during the US
Civil War. Davis was elected to Congress in 1845, but resigned to fight in the Mexican War. He was a strong advocate of the extension of
slavery and acted as senator for Mississippi (1849–51). In 1853 Franklin
Pierce made him secretary of war. In 1857 he rejoined the Senate and acted as leader of the Southern bloc. He resigned when Mississippi seceded from the Union (1861) and was soon elected leader of the Confederacy. Davis assumed authoritarian political power and also participated in military decision-making. Following Lee's surrender, Davis was captured and imprisoned (1865–67). He wrote
The Rise and Fall of Confederate Government (1881).
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Jefferson Davis: Unconquerable Heart.
Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History; 11/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; Jefferson Davis: Unconquerable Heart. By Felicity...biographer would undertake a life of Jefferson Davis--it is so long, full, and controversial...families, particularly by Joseph Davis, Jefferson's imperious elder brother, and...
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Jefferson Davis: Confederate President.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Presidential Studies Quarterly; 12/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Jefferson Davis: Confederate President. By Herman...twentieth century, Confederate president Jefferson Davis remained, surprisingly, a somewhat...of the first volume of The Papers of Jefferson Davis, which currently comprises 11 volumes...
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Letters of Jefferson Davis donated to Mississippi. (Originated from Colorado Springs Gazette Telegraph)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 9/22/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...of personal letters written by Jefferson Davis has been turned over to the state...bank. For years, many of the Jefferson Davis artifacts could be found in the...a great-granddaughter of Jefferson Davis, said Bertram Hayes-Davis...
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Digging Deeper.(books on Jefferson Davis)(Bibliography)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 1/1/2001; 700+ words
; Books to Read Jefferson Davis: President of the Confederacy by...lost cause. Grade 4 and up. Jefferson Davis by Zachary Kent (Chicago: Childrens...president of the South. Grades 3 to 5. Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back by Robert...
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JEFFERSON DAVIS' 200TH COMMEMORATION TO BE HELD ON JUNE 7-8
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 3/7/2008; 700+ words
; ...the following news release: Jefferson Davis State Historic Site will commemorate...Franklin Pierce administration. The Jefferson Davis 200th Birthday Commemoration...1:30 p.m. "The Image of Jefferson Davis" - Book Signing by Ron Bryant...
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Jefferson Davis, American
Magazine article from: The Journal of Southern History; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Jefferson Davis, American. By William J. Cooper...394-56916-4.) Concluding that Jefferson Davis has generally not been kindly treated...xiv). Above all, Cooper presents Jefferson Davis as a national figure who believed that...
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'Unreconstructed Rebel' ; The Jefferson Davis bicentennial provides a chance for study, not celebration.
Newspaper article from: Columbia Daily Tribune; 2/24/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...log cabin-born Kentuckian, Jefferson Davis, whose 200th has turned out...educate the public about the real Jefferson Davis." The agency didn't even...celebration in recognition of Jefferson Davis' 200th birthday" easily passed...
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YOUNG JEFFERSON DAVIS.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Jefferson Davis was born on June 3, 1808, the youngest...at West Point in New York for him. Jefferson Davis learned the importance of family and...librarian and archivist at Beauvoir, the Jefferson Davis Home and Presidential Library.
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Davis brings eleven years of personnel expertise to Jefferson Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries. (Beverly J. Davis)
PR Newswire; 11/16/1990; 700+ words
; DAVIS BRINGS ELEVEN YEARS OF PERSONNEL EXPERTISE TO JEFFERSON BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES...Bank at Sunny Isles and Jefferson Bank. Davis' election was announced...Fla. Prior to joining Jefferson, Davis was with City National...
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Jefferson Davis's Generals
Magazine article from: The Journal of Southern History; 11/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Jefferson Davis's Generals. Edited by Gabor S...fatal relationship" between President Jefferson Davis and General Joseph E. Johnston...explores the role of Varina (Mrs. Jefferson) Davis and the wives of four Rebel generals...
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Jefferson Davis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. His honesty, character, and devotion elevated his cause above a quest for the perpetuation of slavery to a crusade for independence...
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Davis, Jefferson
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Davis, Jefferson (1808–1889), soldier...the Confederate States of America.Jefferson Davis was born in Kentucky on 3 June 1808...et al., eds., The Papers of Jefferson Davis , 9 vols., 1971–. Clement...
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Davis, Jefferson Columbus
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Davis, Jefferson Columbus (1828–79) Union...bombardment initiated the Civil War (1861). Davis left the regular army when he was appointed...Chickamauga , and Chattanooga (both 1863). Davis's military successes were severely clouded...
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Davis, Imprisonment and Trial of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...IMPRISONMENT AND TRIAL OF. Jefferson Davis, the president of the former...M. "The Trials and Trial of Jefferson Davis." Southern Historical Society...81. Bradley, Chester. "Was Jefferson Davis Disguised As a Woman When Captured...
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Davis-Johnston Controversy
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
DAVIS-JOHNSTON CONTROVERSY DAVIS-JOHNSTON CONTROVERSY, the factional differences between Confederacy president Jefferson Davis and his friends on the one hand, and Gen. J. E. Johnston...
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