Jefferson Davis
English: Jefferson Davis (1808-1889) was the president of the Confederate States of America.
Deutsch: Jefferson Davis (*3. Juni 1808 in Fairview, Kentucky; † 6. Dezember 1889 in New Orleans, Louisiana) war ein amerikanischer Politiker, von 1861-1865 einziger Präsident der Konföderierten Staaten von Amerika und damit Führer der Südstaaten im Sezessionskrieg.
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Davis, photographed by Mathew Brady
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Cropped version of Mathew Brady photo
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Painting by Daniel Huntington (1874)
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From J.D. Richardson's Messages and Papers of Jefferson Davis and the Confederacy (1904)
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From The New Student's Reference Work (1914)
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Davis giving his 1861 inaugural address at the Alabama capitol in Montgomery
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Stone Mountain, depicting Stonewall Jackson, Robert E. Lee, and Jefferson Davis
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U.S. stamp depicting the Stone Mountain memorial upon its dedication in 1970
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Davis imprisoned in Fort Monroe (1865, by Alfred R. Wauld)
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Statue at the National Statue Hall, by Augustus Lukeman
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Statue on his gravestone in the Hollywood Cemetery
