Jefferson Davis - Wikipedia
During the Civil War, Davis guided the Confederacy's policies and served as its commander in chief. When the Confederacy was defeated in 1865, Davis was captured, arrested for alleged complicity in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln , accused of treason , …
Jefferson Davis: Civil War, Children & Home - HISTORY
2009年11月9日 · Jefferson 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...
Jefferson Davis | Biography, Quotes, Civil War, Death ...
2024年12月2日 · As president of the Confederate States of America throughout its existence during the American Civil War (1861–65), Jefferson Davis presided over the South’s creation of its own armed forces and acquisition of weapons.
Jefferson Davis President in the American Civil War
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He was one of the most prominent leaders of the South during the Civil War and served the government of the Confederacy from 1861 until 1865.
Jefferson Davis - American Battlefield Trust
Jefferson Davis led a secluded life for the next eight years on his cotton plantation at Davis Bend, Mississippi. A slaveholder, Davis firmly believed in the importance of the institution of slavery for the South.
President Jefferson Davis, CSA — Civil War Snapshot
2023年3月24日 · Jefferson Davis (1808–1889) was elected President of the Confederate States of America on November 6, 1861. He led the Confederacy throughout the duration of the Civil War (1861–1865). Davis previously served as Secretary of War for the United States under President Franklin Pierce from 1853 to 1857. As Commander-in-Chief, Davis oversaw ...
Jefferson Davis - Wife, Facts & Quotes - Biography
2014年4月3日 · Jefferson Davis was a 19th century U.S. senator best known as the president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War.