Davis was Secretary of War in the administration of President Franklin Pierce
When Lincoln was US President, Jefferson Davis was President of the Confederate States of America, fighting the Union in the Civil War
Jefferson Davis was the first president of the Confederacy. While he was a senator and a cabinet member before the civil war, he was never President of the United States.
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.
Davis urged national unity to secure independence, while his Cabinet stressed "states rights."
Davis urged national unity to secure independence, while his Cabinet stressed "states rights."
Davis urged national unity to secure independence, while his Cabinet stressed "states rights."
Confederate President Jefferson Davis held a cabinet meeting on April 13, 1865. At that meeting the cabinet and Davis agreed that it was time to negotiate with Union General Sherman to agree to surrender terms.
Jefferson Davis was a Democratic senator from Mississippi.
Jefferson Davis was a Democratic senator from Mississippi.
He was out of his depth, unable to control his cabinet or his Generals.
Actually two members of Jefferson Davis' cabinet helped him formulate the new conscription laws. His help began with Judah Benjamin, followed by General Randolph.