On Nov. 6, 1861, Jefferson Davis, who had been elected president of the Provisional Government of the Confederacy on February 9, 1861, as a compromise between moderates and radicals, was confirmed by ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WCSC) - Jefferson Davis was elected as the first and only president of the Confederacy on Nov. 6, 1861, formalizing his role after serving as provisional president. A West Point ...
Alabama state government offices will be closed Monday to mark the birthday of the president of the Confederacy. Jefferson Davis’ birthday is a state holiday in Alabama. Florida and Mississippi are ...
On Monday, Jan. 19, Florida honors two historic figures with very different goals: Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and ...
Mississippi observes Jefferson Davis' birthday, combined with Memorial Day, as a state holiday. This is one of three Confederate holidays observed in Mississippi, including Robert E. Lee/MLK Day and ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. The Frederick Hill Meserve Collection comprises more than five thousand Civil War-era portrait negatives from the ...
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