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Vor 3 Tagen · Meanwhile, Willard sought to expand WCTU membership in the South, and met Varina Davis, the wife of former Confederate President Jefferson Davis, who was secretary of the local chapter of the Women's Christian Association in Memphis (where one daughter lived).
10. Juli 2024 · Julia Grant and Varina Davis, Wife of Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederacy
- Marie Kelsey
- 2013
Vor 2 Tagen · In 1845, Davis married Varina Howell. During the same year, he was elected to the United States House of Representatives, serving for one year. From 1846 to 1847, he fought in the Mexican–American War as the colonel of a volunteer regiment.
Vor einem Tag · In addition to his relationship with the President, Benjamin was very close to the Confederate First Lady, Varina Davis, with whom he exchanged confidences regarding war events and the President's health. "Together, and by turns, they could help him over the most difficult days."
26. Juli 2024 · Varina Davis. The children of Jefferson and Varina Davis. In 1845 Davis, a Democrat, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and married Varina Howell, a Natchez, Mississippi, aristocrat who was 18 years his junior and the granddaughter of a former governor of New Jersey.
- Hudson Strode
10. Juli 2024 · Varina Davis, wife of the Confederate president, recalled that linen was prized for both bandages and linting. A patriotic Southerner "sacrificed "the table linen she had treasured for forty years."
24. Juli 2024 · Jefferson Davis: ex-president of the Confederate States of America : a memoir by his wife
