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Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1807 or 1808–December 6, 1889) was an American soldier and politician, and slave owner most famous for serving as the only president of the Confederate States, leading the rebelling southern slave states (which were known as the Confederate States of America) to defeat during the American Civil War, 1861-65.
Before the Civil War, Davis served in the Mississippi Legislature, the U.S. House and U.S. Senate. He fought in the Mexican-American War as a colonel of a volunteer regiment. Later he became Secretary of War in the cabinet of U.S. President Franklin Pierce.
Early life, education, and military career
Davis was born on a farm in Christian County, Kentucky, near the border with Todd County. (His birthplace is now the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site). Davis himself was unsure of his birth year. He wrote: "there has been some controversy about the year of my birth among the older members of my family, and I am not a competent witness in the case, having once supposed the year to have been 1807, I was subsequently corrected by being informed it was 1808, and have rested upon that point because it was just as good, and no better than another." The Papers of Jefferson Davis, 1:lxv-lxvi. Haskell M. Monroe, Jr., and James T. McIntosh, ed. 1971. More on [ Jefferson Davis ]
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RT @KatieSteiner26: thoughts and prayers go out to Jefferson City Jay's Kaleb Davis! Hope he is ok.
thoughts and prayers go out to Jefferson City Jay's Kaleb Davis! Hope he is ok.
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thoughts and prayers go out to Jefferson City Jay's Kaleb Davis! Hope he is ok.
In 1861, Confederate President Jefferson Davis was elected to a six-year term of office.
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In 1861, Confederate President Jefferson Davis was elected to a six-year term of office.
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This date 1861 Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate President
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This date 1861 Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate President
RT @Historyday: On this day in 1861 Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America. #history
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RT @Historyday: On this day in 1861 Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America. #history
Jefferson Davis - General biographical information on the only president of the Confederate States of America.
Jefferson Davis - A North Georgia Notable - Short biography focusing on connections to Georgia.
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Jefferson Davis Memorial Home Page - Copies of speeches and information on the Beauvoir.
President Jefferson Davis - Biographical sketch with photos, articles, and speeches.
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The Papers of Jefferson Davis - A documentary editing project providing selections of letters, speeches, family and personal information, and photographs, Rice University.
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