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Vor 4 Tagen · Jefferson Davis Address to the Mississippi Legislature March 10, 1877 Friends and brethren of Mississippi: In briefest terms, but with deepest feeling, permit me to return my thanks for the unexpected honor you have conferred on me. We are now in a transition state, which is always a bad one, both in society and in nature. What…
Vor 2 Tagen · 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.
Vor 4 Tagen · On receiving official notice of the secession of Mississippi, President Davis, then in the United States Senate, delivered his farewell address to that body. “I rise,” he said, “for the purpose of announcing to the Senate that I have satisfactory evidence that the State of Mississippi, by solemn ordinance in convention assembled, has ...
Vor 13 Stunden · Jefferson Davis led the Confederate States during the Civil War. On March 11, 1861, delegates from the newly formed Confederate States of America agreed on their own constitution. This marked the beginning of the Confederacy, a separate entity from the United States of America. Jefferson Davis, a prominent figure in the South, was chosen as the ...
Vor 4 Tagen · I rise, Mr. President, for the purpose of announcing to the Senate that I have satisfactory evidence that the State of Mississippi, by a solemn ordinance of her people in convention assembled, has declared her separation from the United States. Under these circumstances, of course my functions are terminated here.
Vor 4 Tagen · In this letter dated September 7, 1873, Jefferson Davis writes to his wife, Varina Howell Davis, about his economic hardships. Author: Jefferson Davis Transcription Source: “ Jefferson Davis to Varina Howell Davis” The Papers of Jefferson Davis. Rice University. https://jeffersondavis.rice.
Vor 4 Tagen · On receiving official notice of the secession of Mississippi, President Davis, then in the United States Senate, delivered his farewell address to that body.
