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Jefferson Davis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Jeff. Davis, Jefferson F. Davis, President Jefferson Davis, President Jeff. Davis, President Davis, His Excellency Jefferson Davis, Jeff Davis
President of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865 (1808–1889)
Jefferson Davis was the political leader of the Confederate States during the American Civil War, serving as its president from 1861 until the South's defeat in 1865. He remains a significant historical figure because his leadership and decisions shaped one of the most pivotal and tragic periods in American history.
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- Thomas Jefferson
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- United States
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- Fairview
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- New Orleans
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- Varina Davis
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- writer
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- Democratic Party (United States)
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- Spanish
- Native language
- English language
- Conflict
- American Civil War
- Military branch
- United States Army
- Military rank
- colonel
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- President-Jefferson-Davis.jpg
- Number of children
- 10
- Significant event
- American Civil War
- Political ideology
- separatism
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- 1889-00-00
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- Jefferson Davis
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- Jefferson Finis Davis
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- Jeff
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- Confederate States of America
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- Fort Monroe
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- Confederate States presidential election
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- English language
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- Joseph R. Davis
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Encyclopedic overview
Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was the only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, leading the Confederacy during the American Civil War. Before the war, he was a member of the Democratic Party who represented Mississippi in the House of Representatives from 1845 to 1846 and in the United States Senate from 1857 to 1861. From 1853 to 1857, he served as the 23rd United States secretary of war during the administration of President Franklin Pierce.
Davis, the youngest of ten children, was born in Fairview, Kentucky, but spent most of his childhood in Wilkinson County, Mississippi. His eldest brother, Joseph Emory Davis, secured the younger Davis's appointment to the United States Military Academy. Upon graduating, he served six years as a lieutenant in the United States Army.
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