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Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Finis Davis, the first and only President of the Confederate States of America, was a planter, politician and soldier born in Kentucky and raised in Mississippi.
Jefferson davis civil warDavis was the tenth and youngest child of Revolutionary War soldier Samuel Davis and his wife Jane Cook Davis (Finis in Latin means final—the couple wanted no more children after Jefferson). Born June 3, , he was heavily influenced by his oldest brother, Joseph, who saw to it that he was well educated.
Davis attended college in Kentucky at Transylvania before entering the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in
As a military cadet, Davis’ performance was only adequate. When he graduated in he placed twenty-third in a class of thirty-four.
What was jefferson davis role in the civil war
He went on to serve briefly in the Black Hawk War in While stationed under Colonel Zachary Taylor (future President of the United States) the following year, he met the colonel’s daughter, Sarah. Jefferson Davis married her in against her father’s wishes.
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