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Name: Jefferson Davis
Birth Date: June 3, 1808
Death Date: December 6, 1889
Place of Birth: Todd County, Kentucky, United States
Place of Death: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupations: president, political leader, military leader

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Biography of Jefferson Davis
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Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was president of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. His honesty, character, and devotion elevated his cause above a quest for the perpetuation of slavery to a crusade for independence. History has served...


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Davis, Jefferson Summary
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(b. June 3, 1808; d. December 5, 1889) U.S. representative and senator, Mexican War hero, and president of the Confederacy. Jefferson Davis, best known as president of the Confederate States of America, is credited with shaping the Confederacy and...
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Jefferson Davis Summary
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Born June 3, 1808 Southwestern Kentucky Died December 6, 1889 New Orleans, Louisiana President of the Confederate States of...
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Jefferson Davis Information
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Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) was an American politician who served as President of the Confederate States of America for its entire history from 1861 to 1865 during the American Civil War. During his presidency, Davis...


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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The tales of Jefferson Davis
04/05/2004: 438 words, approx. 2 pages
The tales of Jefferson Davis By FRANZEN Monday, April 5, 2004 For Jefferson Davis, it's all about spin. The Menomonee Falls village president doesn't like the way his decisions and actions have been reported in the press, so he's come up...
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The Journal of Southern History
Jefferson Davis, American
08/01/2002: 984 words, approx. 3 pages
Jefferson Davis, American. By William J. Cooper Jr. (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2000. Pp. [xvi ], 757. Paper, $18.00, ISBN 0-375-72542-3; cloth, $35.00, ISBN 0-394-56916-4.) Concluding that Jefferson Davis has generally not been kindly treated by historians, William J. Cooper Jr. has...
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Skull found in '64 Miss. river search
6/6/2007: 347 words, approx. 1 pages
A retired Navy diver testifying Wednesday in the trial of a reputed Klansman recalled finding a human skull and rib in a Mississippi River backwater while searching for remains of two black teenagers in 1964.James Bladh testified that his crew also found railroad rails, a...
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12 architecture landmarks in Mississippi
9/10/2007: 304 words, approx. 1 pages
The Longwood Plantation in Natchez has been selected Mississippi's top architectural site by voters participating in a survey organized by the state chapter of the American Institute of Architects.David Hardy, the chapter president, says the list of 12 favorite landmarks shows Mississippians lean toward history,...
 


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Jefferson Davis's Inaugural Address
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An analysis of Jefferson Davis's inaugural address as president of the Confederate States of America, in which he argued that separation from the Union was a "necessity, not a choice."


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