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Bookmark or Share- Jefferson Davis - WikipediaJefferson 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.
- Confederate President Jefferson Davis captured by Union forcesJefferson Davis, president of the fallen Confederate government, is captured with his wife and entourage near Irwinville, Georgia, by a detachment of Union General James H. Wilson’s cavalry. On ...
- Jefferson Davis | Biography, Quotes, Civil War, Death, & FactsJefferson Davis (born June 3, 1808, Christian county, Kentucky, U.S.—died December 6, 1889, New Orleans, Louisiana) was the 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.
- Jefferson Davis: Civil War, Children & Home | HISTORYJefferson Davis, the first and only president of the Confederate States of America, was a Southern planter, Democratic politician and hero of the Mexican-American War who represented Mississippi ...
- Jefferson Davis - Wife, Facts & Quotes - BiographyJefferson Davis was a 19th century U.S. senator best known as the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. Updated: May 12, 2021 Getty Images
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