Tag Archives: Confederate First Lady Varina Davis

Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Davis: A Healing Friendship

Posted on September 26, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Two Civil war icons, one North, one South, finally met in old age, and became friends. Varina Davis: The Confederate Queen Varina Davis (1826-1905) first appeared on a national stage when she was eighteen and recently married to Congressional widower … Continue reading →

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Jefferson Davis at Twilight

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

For a man with lifelong poor health, Jefferson Davis managed to live till eighty-one. The Three Careers of Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was a quintessential Southerner of the early nineteenth century: one who easily and capably gravitated into three … Continue reading →

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Varina Davis: Queen of the South

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

In 1861,  Mrs. Jefferson Davis was hailed as the First Lady of the Confederacy.  Today she is virtually unknown.  Varina Howell Davis: The Early Years Even though Varina (pronounced Va-REE-na) Howell (1826-1906) was born and raised in Natchez, Mississippi, her … Continue reading →

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