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18 Σεπ 2024 · Jefferson Davis was president of the Confederate States of America throughout its existence during the American Civil War (1861–65). Prior to that, Davis served in the army and represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives (1845–46) and the Senate (1847–51 and 1857–61).
Jefferson F. Davis (June 3, 1808 – December 6, 1889) 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.
9 Νοε 2009 · He also served as U.S. secretary of war (1853-57). Davis was chosen to serve as president of the Confederacy in 1861 and held the post until the Civil War ended in 1865.
3 Απρ 2014 · In conjunction with the formation of the Confederacy, Davis was named president of the Confederate States of America on February 18, 1861. On May 10, 1865, he was captured by Union forces near...
On April 2, 1865, he and the other members of the Confederate government were forced to flee from Richmond before the advancing Union Army. The Confederate President was captured by Northern soldiers near Irwinville, Georgia on May 10, 1865. Jefferson Davis was imprisoned at Fort Monroe, Virginia for two years.
12 Ιαν 2024 · On November 6, 1861, southern voters elected Davis to a six-year term as President of the Confederate States of America. Inaugurated in Richmond on February 22, 1862, Davis served the next three years as the sole president of the Confederacy’s brief history.
Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. He was one of the most prominent leaders of the South during the Civil War and served the government of the Confederacy from 1861 until 1865.
