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In his Feb. 16, 1861 inaugural address, he said, "The time for compromise has now passed" |
Jefferson Davis
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CIVIL WAR QUOTES |
2010-11-08 |
#6016 |
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On Jan. 21, 1861 he made a moving farewell speech in the Senate pleading for peace; a month later, he was the Confederate Pres. |
Jefferson Davis
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DJ |
THE CIVIL WAR |
2010-07-09 |
#5960 |
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(Ken Burns reads.)Thispresident said, "If the Confederacy fails, there should be written on its tombstone, 'Died of a theory'" |
Jefferson Davis
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THE CIVIL WAR: A FILM BY KEN BURNS |
2008-11-06 |
#5559 |
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Hewas clipping roses in his garden when he found out that he'd been elected President of the Confederacy |
Jefferson Davis
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DJ |
THE CIVIL WAR |
2008-02-13 |
#5398 |
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His first act after being sworn in as president of the Confederacy was to send a peace commission to Washington, D.C. |
Jefferson Davis
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THE CIVIL WAR |
2006-02-06 |
#4931 |
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This Civil War figure was born in 1808 & named after the President of the U.S. |
Jefferson Davis
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DJ |
CIVIL WAR PEOPLE |
2002-11-28 |
#4199 |
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In February 1861 6 Southern states founded the Confederate States of America & elected him president |
Jefferson Davis
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DJ |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1999-09-07 |
#3447 |
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Horace Greeley lost many subscribers after he helped post bail for this Confederate president |
Jefferson Davis
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DJ |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1997-05-26 |
#2946 |
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Alexander Stephens called this boss "weak and vacillating, petulant, peevish, obstinate" |
Jefferson Davis
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THE CIVIL WAR |
1997-05-14 |
#2938 |
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On Washington's birthday, 1862 he was inaugurated president of the Confederacy |
Jefferson Davis
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DJ |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1997-02-10 |
#2871 |
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At the war's end, a reward of $100,000 was offered for the capture of this Confederate president |
Jefferson Davis
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$200 |
J |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1996-02-23 |
#2650 |
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In February 1861 he was chosen provisional president of the Confederacy |
Jefferson Davis
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DJ |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1995-11-03 |
#2570 |
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The sympathies of his wife Varina were suspect because she had Northern ancestry |
Jefferson Davis
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J |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1995-01-02 |
#2381 |
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On May 10, 1865 this Confederate president was captured by Union troops in southern Georgia |
Jefferson Davis
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J |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1994-01-12 |
#2158 |
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After holding the office provisionally, he was elected to a 6-year term as Confederate president |
Jefferson Davis
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DJ |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1993-12-16 |
#2139 |
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Some people claim Union colonel Ulric Dahlgren plotted to kill this Confederate president |
Jefferson Davis
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J |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1993-03-24 |
#1978 |
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His wife Varina made him a black mask to keep the light out of his eyes during his post-war imprisonment |
Jefferson Davis
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J |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1991-04-23 |
#1542 |
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At age 8, this Civil War era President was the only Protestant student in a Catholic school |
Jefferson Davis
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DJ |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1987-03-13 |
#590 |
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This U.S. senator from Mississippi opposed secession but left the Senate when his state seceded |
Jefferson Davis
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DJ |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1986-11-21 |
#510 |
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1st Jew to hold a Cabinet post, Judah P. Benjamin served under this president |
Jefferson Davis
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DJ |
THE CIVIL WAR |
1985-12-12 |
#329 |
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In his 1861 inaugural speech he said, "All we ask is to be let alone" |
Jefferson Davis
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DJ |
CIVIL WAR |
1985-09-18 |
#268 |
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Son-in-law of President Zachary Taylor who was himself a president during the war |
Jefferson Davis (President of the Confederacy)
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DJ |
CIVIL WAR |
1985-05-07 |
#172 |