Author:Jefferson Davis

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Jefferson Davis (1808–1889)

President of the Confederate States, leading the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War

Jefferson Davis

Works

• The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government, 1881
• The Doctrine of State Rights, 1890
• A short history of the Confederate States of America, 1890
• “Zachary Taylor” in The Presidents of the United States, 1789-1914, 1914.

Speeches

• Speech at the Portland Serenade, 1858
• Speech at Belfast Encampment, 1858
• Address to the Provisional Congress, 1861
• Inaugural Address, 1861

Letters

• Letter to Sarah Knox Taylor, 1834, upon his beau agreeing to marry him.
• Letter to J. D. Corse, 1867.
• Letter to Varina Howell Davis, 1862, to his wife about a recent visit home.
• Letter to Pope Pius IX, 1863, regarding the war.
• “Letter from President Davis,” in the Southern Historical Society Papers Volume 1, March 1876, to Hon. James Lyons, January 27, 1876, regarding the treatment of prisoners.
• “Patriotic Letters of Confederate Leaders,” in the Southern Historical Society Papers Volume 2, July 1876, reply to Robert Edward Lee regarding his offer of resignation.

Works about Davis

• Davis, Jefferson, as it appeared in the 1879 American Cyclopædia
• Davis, Jefferson, as it appeared in the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica
• Davis, Jefferson, as it appeared in the 1914 New Student's Reference Work

• Inauguration of the President of the Southern Confederacy, as it appeared in the 1861 New York Times
• Jefferson Davis Memorial Address, 1889 by Charles Minnigerode

Works by this author published before January 1, 1923 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.