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6 giorni fa · Learn about the personal and political life of Jefferson Davis from his great-great-grandson Bertram Hayes-Davis Overview of the life of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America (1861–65) during the American Civil War.
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Contents. hide. (Top) Early life. Planting career and first marriage. Early political career and second marriage. Mexican–American War. Senator and Secretary of War. President of the Confederate States. Imprisonment. Later years. Death. Political views on slavery. Performance as commander in chief. Legacy. Writings. References. Bibliography.
3 apr 2014 · Early Life. Jefferson Finis Davis was born on June 3, 1808, in Christian County, Kentucky (now called Fairview). One of 10 children born into a military family, his birth took place just 100...
9 nov 2009 · Children. In 1845, Davis married his second wife, Varina Howell, the young daughter of a prominent local family. The couple would have six children—four sons and two daughters—though only ...
1 Biografia. 1.1 Gioventù, istruzione e carriera militare. 1.2 Matrimonio, vita di piantagione e prima carriera politica. 1.3 Seconda carriera militare. 1.4 Ritorno alla politica. 1.5 Presidente degli Stati Confederati d'America. 1.5.1 Governo. 1.6 Prigionia e ritiro. 2 Opere. 3 Note. 4 Bibliografia. 4.1 Fonti primarie. 4.2 Altre letture.
Jefferson Davis led a secluded life for the next eight years on his cotton plantation at Davis Bend, Mississippi. A slaveholder, Davis firmly believed in the importance of the institution of slavery for the South. In 1845 he married his second wife, Varina Howell, a young woman eighteen years old.
19 mar 2020 · Aggiornato il 19 marzo 2020. Jefferson Davis (nato Jefferson Finis Davis; 3 giugno 1808-6 dicembre 1889) è stato un importante soldato americano, segretario alla guerra e figura politica che divenne il presidente degli Stati Confederati d'America, una nazione formata in ribellione agli Stati Uniti Stati.
