they did not want to sell their lands
Jefferson Davis was a senator representing the state of Mississippi. He resigned from this position after Mississippi seceded in January of 1861 and accepted command of Mississippi State troops. Davis also served as the US Secretary of War. In February 1861 he was appointed provisional president of the Confederate States.
Adelbert Ames won Jefferson Davis' Senate seat in 1870. It had remained vacant since the state of Mississippi seceded from the Union in January 1861.
Meriwether Lewis was paid $40 a month, because of his higher rank and William Clark received $30 per month. There is a listing for pay for enlisted men ($5 a month), and sergeants ($8) a month. Drouillard, the hunter and interpreter, made $25 a month.
Mississippi was a Confederate State. It seceded from the United States on January 9, 1861.
I believe it's January 3rd.
January 18, 1803.
Jefferson Davis was a senator representing the state of Mississippi. He resigned from this position after Mississippi seceded in January of 1861 and accepted command of Mississippi State troops. Davis also served as the US Secretary of War. In February 1861 he was appointed provisional president of the Confederate States.
Jefferson Davis was a senator representing the state of Mississippi. He resigned from this position after Mississippi seceded in January of 1861 and accepted command of Mississippi State troops. Davis also served as the US Secretary of War. In February 1861 he was appointed provisional president of the Confederate States.
In January of 1803, Jefferson requested $2500 from Congress to pay for the costs of the trip.
Thomas Jefferson wanted Meriwether Lewis to find the Northwest passage--a waterway thought of to connect the Atlantic and the Pacific. To his disapointment, there was no such thing. Jefferson also wanted Lewis to explore the freshly bought land west of the Mississippi ( in fact, it was formerly owned by the French, not the Spanish) because Euro-Americans were yet to chart the Western Frontier. The land was occupied by the Native Americans, whom of which Jefferson wanted to establish a peaceful relationship with. William Clark was not chosen by Congress, nor Jefferson to lead the expedition. Instead, Lewis picked his old friend Clark to help him lead the "Corps of Discovery", as they're legally titled. Topher Ratliff, January 28, 2013
Jefferson Davis was from the part of Christian County, Kentucky that now forms Todd County, Kentucky. When the State of Mississippi seceded from the Union in January 1861, Jefferson Davis was a U.S. Senator who represented that state.
In January of 1803, President Thomas Jefferson requested $2500 from Congress to pay for the costs of the trip.
On January 18, 1803, Thomas Jefferson privately asked Congress to provide funding for a western expedition, which later became famously known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition.
Adelbert Ames won Jefferson Davis' Senate seat in 1870. It had remained vacant since the state of Mississippi seceded from the Union in January 1861.
The American professional Basketball player Al Jefferson was born January 4, 1985 in Monticello, Mississippi. His pro playing career has taken place in 2004 to present day.
What will Americans celebrate on January 15
Congress convenes on January 5 of odd number years. The start of the next Congress is January 3, 2017.