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Before the civil war confederate president Jefferson Davis served as?
Secretary of War.
What did Confederate President Jefferson Davis served as Secretary of before the civil war?
Davis served President Franklin Pierce as Secretary of War
Who was secretary of war before he became president?
James Monroe served as Secretary of War, as well as Secretary of State for James Madison. (Confederate President Jefferson Davis was Secretary of War for Franklin Pierce)
Who was secretary of war before he was president?
James Monroe was a Secretary of War in the James Madison cabinet.Williiam Howard Taft was a Secretary of War under Theodore Roosevelt.(Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate states, was Secretary of War for Franklin Pierce. )
Who was Jefferson Davis before he was a Confederate president?
Senator for Mississippi
What position did Jefferson Davis hold before the Civil War?
he was a planter, politician, and a solider born in Kentucky.
What was Jefferson Davis secretary of before the civil war?
Davis was Secretary of War in the administration of President Franklin Pierce
What role did a grandson of Thomas Jefferson have in the US Civil War?
Brigadier General George Wythe Randolph was appointed by Confederate President Jefferson Davis to be the Secretary of War. He was a grandson of Thomas Jefferson and had military experience before becoming an attorney in Virginia. He was a strong backer of secession.
What position did the state of Mississippi offer to Jefferson Davis before he became the provisional Confederate president?
The Confederate state of Mississippi offered Jefferson Davis the position of major general. This was just prior to the Confederate Congress naming Davis the provisional president of the Confederacy.
Was Jefferson Davis the president of the confederate?
Yes - the only one. The war ended before his term had expired.
Who was chosen as president of the Confederate States?
The President of the Confederate States of America was the head of state and head of government of the Confederate States of America, which was formed from the states which declared their secession from the United States, thus precipitating the American Civil War. The only person to hold the office was Jefferson Davis. He was President from February 18, 1861, to May 10, 1865, and his Vice President was Alexander Stephens. Howell Cobb, as president of the Provisional Confederate Congress, was the highest ranking Confederate official before the election of Davis, but he was not titled President of the Confederate States.
Where did Confederate President Jefferson Davis receive his military education?
Jefferson Davis received his education and military training at the United States Military Academy at West Point.A few years before the Civil War began, Davis was the United States Secretary of War under President Franklin Pierce.
