Jefferson Davis
Jefferson F. Davis was an American politician who served as the first and only president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865. He represented Mississippi in the United States Senate and the House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party before the American Civil War. He was the United States Secretary of War from 1853 to 1857.
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 1
Explore the controversial justification for a nation's rebellion, spun by its own defiant leader.
By Jefferson Davis
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, Volume 2
Explore the tumultuous clash of ideologies and the fight for self-determination through the eyes of a leader who steered a nation amidst a war.
By Jefferson Davis
Speeches of the Hon. Jefferson Davis, of Mississippi; delivered during the summer of 1858.
Hear the words of a Southern leader as he attempts to unite a divided nation, grappling with issues of states' rights and slavery during the lead-up to the Civil War.
By Jefferson Davis