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Tag Archives: Confederate President
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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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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