Jefferson Davis

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Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and a leading political figure of the Southern secessionist cause.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state
human
military officer
politician
causeOfDeath acute bronchitis
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1808-06-03
dateOfDeath 1889-12-06
educatedAt United States Military Academy
ethnicGroup White American
familyName Davis
fullName Jefferson Finis Davis
givenName Jefferson
headOfGovernmentOf Confederate States of America
ideology pro-slavery
states' rights
leaderOf Confederate States of America
militaryBranch Confederate States Army
United States Army
militaryRank Colonel
movement Southern secessionism
notableEvent capture by Union forces in 1865
notableFor leadership of the Confederate States during the American Civil War
notableWork The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
occupation planter
politician
slave owner
officeEnd 1865-05-10
officeStart 1861-02-18
participantIn American Civil War
Mexican–American War
placeOfBirth Christian County, Kentucky
placeOfBurial Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
placeOfDeath New Orleans, Louisiana
politicalParty Democratic Party
positionHeld Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi
President of the Confederate States of America
United States Secretary of War
United States Senator from Mississippi
religion Christianity
Episcopal Church
represented Mississippi
representedIn U.S. Senate
residence Mississippi
Richmond, Virginia
sexOrGender male
signature https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4b/Jefferson_Davis_Signature.svg
spouse Sarah Knox Taylor
Varina Howell Davis

Referenced by (35)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hollywood Cemetery
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia
burialPlaceOf
Army of Northern Virginia
Confederate States Army
commanderInChief
Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
firstPresident
Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America
onlyPresident
Sarah Knox Taylor
Varina Howell Davis
spouse
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
about
Braxton Bragg
advisorTo
Confederate States Cabinet ("President of the Confederate States")
appointedBy
Lieutenant General (Confederate States Army) ("President of the Confederate States")
appointmentAuthority
The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government
author
Confederate States Cabinet ("President of the Confederate States")
chiefExecutive
Varina Howell Davis ("Jefferson Davis Jr.")
child
American Civil War
combatantCommander
Constitution of the Confederate States of America ("President of the Confederate States")
establishesOffice
Jefferson Davis ("Jefferson Finis Davis")
fullName
Christian County, Kentucky
hasBirthplaceOf
Transylvania University
hasNotableAlumnus
Battle of Buena Vista
hasParticipant
Confederate military leadership
headedBy
Confederate States Cabinet
headOfGovernment
Confederate Congress
headOfGovernmentDuring
Fort Monroe, Virginia
heldPrisoner
Memoirs of General William T. Sherman
mentionsPerson
Davis
notableBearersInclude
Sarah Knox Taylor
notableRelative
First White House of the Confederacy
occupant
Bombardment of Fort Sumter
orderedByConfederateSide
From Manassas to Appomattox
portrays
Hiram Revels
precededBy
Confederate States Cabinet ("President of the Confederate States")
subordinateTo

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