Jefferson Davis



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born
in Christian County, Kentucky, The United States
June 03, 1808

died
December 06, 1889

gender
male

genre
History


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Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American military officer, statesman, and leader of the Confederacy during the American Civil War, serving as the President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history, 1861 to 1865.

A West Point graduate, Davis fought in the Mexican-American War as a colonel of a volunteer regiment, and was the United States Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce. Both before and after his time in the Pierce Administration, he served as a U.S. Senator representing the state of Mississippi. As a senator he argued against secession but believed ea...more


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Average rating: 3.99 · 138 ratings · 21 reviews · 47 distinct works · Similar authors
The Rise and Fall of the Co...
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1881 — 7 editions
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4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1881 — 3 editions
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The Rise And Fall Of The Co...
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Ghosts, Critters & Sacred P...
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A Short History of the Conf...
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The Rise and Fall of the Co...
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Quotes by Jefferson Davis

“All we ask is to be let alone.”
― Jefferson Davis
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“If the Confederacy falls, there should be written on its tombstone: Died of a theory.”
― Jefferson Davis, The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Vol. 1
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“The principle for which we contend is bound to reassert itself, though it may be at another time and in another form.”
― Jefferson Davis
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