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Tag Archives: Confederate history
Robert E. Lee at the Crossroads
April 9, 1865 was only the beginning of a difficult time in the life of Robert E. Lee. The Surrender It was a horrible day for General Robert E. Lee (1807-1870). He has been famously quoted as preferring to … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged American history, Appomattox Court House, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Plantation, Civil War history, Confederate history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Lee, General Robert E. Lee, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Mary Anne Custis Lee, President Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, The American Civil War, The Army of Northern Virginia, The assassination of Lincoln, the Confederate Army, the great-grandaughter of Martha Washington, US history
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Mrs. Grant and Mrs. Davis: A Healing Friendship
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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Tagged "Grant's Memoirs", American history, Civil War history, Confederate First Lady Varina Davis, Confederate history, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Julia Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Jefferson Davis, Joseph Pulitzer, Julia Grant, Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, Varina Davis, White House history
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Jefferson Davis at Twilight
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
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "The Lost Cause", American history, Civil War history, Confederate First Lady Varina Davis, Confederate history, Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Confederate States of America, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fortress Monroe, General Robert E. Lee, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis Unionist, John C. Calhoun, President of the Confederacy, Stonewall Jackson, Symbol of "The Lost Cause", the career of Jefferson Davis, The character of Jefferson Davis, The Confederacy, US history, Varina Davis
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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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Jefferson Davis: The Petticoat Story
Jefferson Davis’ reputation will forever be tainted by foolish innuendo. Jefferson Davis: CSA’s Flawed Leader The Confederate president was a man of polarities. Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) had some excellent character traits. He was a courteous and surprisingly generous Southern gentleman. … Continue reading
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Tagged "The Lost Cause", American history, Capturing Jefferson Davis, Civil War, Civil War history, Confederate history, Confederate President, Confederate States of America, CSA President, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fortress Monroe, Franklin Pierce, history, Jeff Davis, Jefferson Davis, Mrs. Jefferson Davis, Symbol of "The Lost Cause", US history, Varina Davis, Zachary Taylor
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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
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
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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Lincoln vs. Davis: A Paper Debate
For 150 years, historians have evaluated the presidential performance of Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis. Historians usually side with the winners, and Lincoln wins in a walk. The Lincoln-Davis’ Experience Qualifications By resume, Jefferson Davis had the huge advantage. Born … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln's leadership, American history, Confederate history, Confederate States of America, Davis, education of Jefferson Davis, education of Lincoln, Feather Schwartz Foster, history, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis' leadership, Leadership qualifications of Jefferson Davis, Leadership qualifications of Lincoln, Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential leadership, Resume of Abraham Lincoln, Resume of Jefferson Davis, US history
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Winnie Davis: The Daughter of the Confederacy
Varina Anne Davis was a tragic story from the start. Winnie Davis’ First Years “Little Pie Cake” as she was called for the first year of her life, entered the world in June, 1864, the second daughter and sixth child … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged American Civil War, American history, Beauvoir, Civil War history, Confederate history, Confederate States of America, Daughter of the Confederacy, Feather Schwartz Foster, Fortress Monroe, Fred Wilkinson, history, Jefferson Davis, Jefferson Davis daughter, Mrs. Jefferson Davis, The Daughter of the Confederacy, US history, Varina Anne Davis, Varina Davis, Winnie Davis
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