How did Jefferson Davis make a difference?

Answer 1

Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederate States of America and the Commander in Chief of the Confederate armed forces. He had a fairly good understanding of overall strategy and logistics. Confederate solders did not have a whole lot of food but they had enough to eat until the very end. They had enough ammunition until the very end. Jefferson Davis had a problem with tactics. He liked to micromanage as much as possible from the capital in Richmond rather than let his generals on site run the battles. At the battle of Vicksburg, General Pemberton reported directly to Davis instead of to General Joe Johnson. Davis tried to run the Battles of Chattanoga and Atlanta from Richmond. He failed miserably. His mistrust of his generals on site led to his downfall.