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Tag Archives: Confederate First Lady
The Sons of Varina Davis
One of the little-known tragedies of Varina Davis’ life was that she survived all four of her sons. Samuel Emery Davis (1852-54) Forty-four year old Jefferson Davis and his twenty-six year old wife Varina had been married for seven years. … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Civil War history, Confederacy, Confederate First Lady, Confederate history, Confederate President, Confederate States of America, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady of the Confederacy, history, Jane Pierce, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis Jr., Jefferson Davis' children, Joseph Evan Davis, Margaret Howell Davis Hayes, President Franklin Pierce, Samuel Emery Davis, The Civil War, U.S. Civil War, Varina Davis, William Howell Davis
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Varina Davis as a New York Yankee
The last years of The First Lady of the Confederacy were spent as a New York Yankee. Varina Davis: A Northern Lineage Although Varina Howell Davis (1826-1906) was born and raised in Natchez, Mississippi, she had prominent Northerners on her … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Lost Cause", American history, Confederate First Lady, Confederate history, Confederate States of America, CSA President, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Julia Grant, First Lady of the Confederacy, history, Jefferson Davis, Joseph Pulitzer, Julia Grant, Julia Grant friend of Varina Davis, President Franklin Pierce, President of the Confederacy, Richard Howell, Secretary of War Davis, The Confederacy, The New York World, US history, Varina Davis, Varina Howell Davis, widow of Ulysses S Grant
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Varina Davis: Queen of the South
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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Tagged American history, Belvoir in Biloxi MS, Civil War history, Confederacy, Confederate First Lady, Confederate First Lady Varina Davis, Confederate history, Confederate States, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady of the Confederacy, First Lady of the South, Fortress Monroe, history, Jefferson Davis, Joseph Pulitzer, Mary Lincoln, Mrs. Jefferson Davis, President Franklin Pierce, U.S. Civil War, Varina Davis, Varina Davis son Joe Davis, Varina Howell Davis, White House of the Confederacy
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