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Varina Banks Howell Davis (geboren am 7. Mai 1826 in Natchez, Mississippi; gestorben am 16. Oktober 1906 in Manhattan, New York) war die zweite Ehefrau von Jefferson Davis, dem Präsidenten der Konföderierten Staaten von Amerika von 1861 bis 1865. Sie erarbeitete sich nach dem Tod ihres Mannes einen Ruf als Journalistin und ...
Varina Anne Banks Davis ( née Howell; May 7, 1826 – October 16, 1906) was the only First Lady of the Confederate States of America, and the longtime second wife of President Jefferson Davis. She moved to the Presidential Mansion in Richmond, Virginia, in mid-1861, and lived there for the remainder of the Civil War.
22. Dez. 2021 · Learn about the life and role of Varina Howell Davis, the second wife of Confederate president Jefferson Davis and the First Lady of the Confederacy during the Civil War. Explore her background, education, personality, family, and views on slavery, secession, and the war.
The First Lady of the Confederate States of America, Varina Howell Davis (1826–1906) was born in Louisiana, across the Mississippi River from Natchez, Mississippi, to William and Margaret Howell.
June 3, 1808, Christian county, Kentucky, U.S. Died: December 6, 1889, New Orleans, Louisiana (aged 81) Title / Office: United States Senate (1848-1861), United States. Notable Family Members: spouse Varina Davis. Role In: American Civil War. Battle of Fort Sumter. Top Questions.
Varina Banks Howell Davis (1826-1906) Watercolor on ivory, by John Wood Dodge, 1849 National Portrait Gallery Smithsonian Institution. Varina, the daughter of William and Margaret Howell, met Jefferson Davis when she was only seventeen years old. The first encounter did, however, make a memorable impression on her. She wrote her mother soon ...
4. Dez. 2017 · Learn about the life and marriage of Varina Davis, the second wife of Confederate president Jefferson Davis. Find out how they met, lived, and suffered through the Civil War and its aftermath.
