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Mathew Brady's studio photographedhimas a senator before he was elected President of the Confederacy |
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HISTORIC AMERICANS |
2024-10-30 |
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Damaged by Hurricane Katrina, Beauvoir, the Miss. home of this Confederate pres., had to undergo a major restoration |
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HISTORIC HOMES |
2020-05-19 |
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On Jan. 21, 1861 this Southerner pleaded for peace as he quit the U.S. Senate |
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THE 1860s |
2017-01-13 |
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His home Beauvoir, where he wrote "The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government", is a landmark in Biloxi |
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NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKS |
2011-02-02 |
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On April 29, 1861 he said, "We seek no conquest… all we ask is to be let alone" |
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HISTORIC AMERICAN QUOTATIONS |
2008-12-18 |
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On Feb. 9, 1861 he was elected provisional president of the Confederacy |
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HISTORIC AMERICANS |
2007-02-27 |
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He turned down an appointment as a U.S. senator in 1875 because it meant accepting a pardon for treason |
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HISTORIC AMERICANS |
2003-07-07 |
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Beauvoir, his last home in Biloxi, is now operated by the United Sons of Confederate Veterans |
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HISTORIC HOMES |
2003-05-30 |
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Judah Benjamin, an adviser to this man, was "The Brains of the Confederacy" (2)(2) He fled to England & became a successful lawyer |
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FOOTNOTES IN HISTORY |
2001-03-22 |
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After his presidency, this West Point graduate was imprisoned for 2 years |
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TOUGH HISTORY |
2000-05-18 |
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The "White House of the Confederacy" in Richmond was home to this leader |
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HISTORICAL MARKER AHEAD |
1997-12-29 |
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He represented Mississippi in the Senate for 8 years before becoming president of the Confederacy |
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HISTORIC AMERICANS |
1997-03-07 |
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Now a shrine & museum, Beauvoir, in Biloxi, was the last home of this Confederate president |
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HISTORIC HOMES |
1991-12-31 |
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Miss. senator who in 1861 announced that his state had "declared her separation from the United States" |
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HISTORIC QUOTES |
1991-10-30 |
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In 1978 Pres. Carter signed a bill restoring U.S. citizenship to this Confederate president |
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MODERN HISTORY |
1991-05-21 |
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He became provisional Confederate president 2 weeks before Lincoln became U.S. president |
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POLITICAL HISTORY |
1991-04-04 |
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