Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America.

President of the Confederate States of America. Graduated from West Point, 1828. Although Davis resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1835 to become a Mississippi planter, he served in the Mexican War. Served as both a U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Mississippi, and Secretary of War in...

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Main Author:	Brady's National Portrait Galleries, Washington and New York
Format:	Electronic
Published:	Alabama Department of Archives and History
Subjects:	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
Online Access:	http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6311

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collection	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Collection
building	Alabama Department of Archives and History
publisher	Alabama Department of Archives and History
topic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures
spellingShingle	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America. Brady's National Portrait Galleries, Washington and New York
fulltopic	Alabama Photographs and Pictures Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Politics & government; Presidents--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
description	President of the Confederate States of America. Graduated from West Point, 1828. Although Davis resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1835 to become a Mississippi planter, he served in the Mexican War. Served as both a U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Mississippi, and Secretary of War in the Pierce administration. In January 1861, Davis was appointed a major general in the Mississippi militia. In February 1861, Davis became president of the Confederate States of America and served in that capacity until captured in May 1865. Source: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988.
spelling	Q0000000017Q17Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America.President of the Confederate States of America. Graduated from West Point, 1828. Although Davis resigned his U.S. Army commission in 1835 to become a Mississippi planter, he served in the Mexican War. Served as both a U.S. representative and U.S. senator from Mississippi, and Secretary of War in the Pierce administration. In January 1861, Davis was appointed a major general in the Mississippi militia. In February 1861, Davis became president of the Confederate States of America and served in that capacity until captured in May 1865. Source: Boatner, Mark M. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: Vintage Books, 1988.1860-1869Brady's National Portrait Galleries, Washington and New YorkDavis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Politics & government; Presidents--Confederate States of America; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Still imagePhotographs; Studio portraits; Cartes-de-visiteYoung, Dr. Richard C.Dr. Richard C. Young Confederate officers photograph albumLPP4, #001v5914Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.600 PPI TIFFLPP00066http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/photo/id/6311
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Jefferson Davis, President of the Confederate States of America.

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