Davis, Jefferson
Davis, Jefferson ( 1808 – 89 )US statesman and President of the Southern Confederacy ( 1861 – 65 ). He served in the Black Hawk War before leaving the army in 1835 to become a Mississippi planter. He commanded the Mississippi Rifles in the Mexican-American War . Davis served two terms in the Senate ( 1847 – 51 , 1857 – 61 ) and was Secretary of War in the administration of President Pierce ( 1853 – 57...
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