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Jefferson Finis Davis
Jefferson Finis Davis
Jefferson Finis Davis was the President of the Confederacy.
Jefferson Davis's middle name is Finis, which means "end" in Latin. The name reflects his family's belief in the finality of his birth, as he was the last of ten children. The choice of "Finis" has intrigued historians and biographers, suggesting a symbolic connection to his later life, particularly as the president of the Confederate States during the Civil War, which marked the end of a certain era in American history.
Jefferson Finis Davis, the President of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, took personal charge of the Confederate war plans but was unable to find a strategy to defeat the more populous and industrialized Union.
Jefferson Finis Davis lived in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana in 1811 and in Wilkinson County, Mississippi in 1812.
Being the last of ten children, Davis' parents gave him the middle name of Finis. True. B. Scott Kentucky
Jefferson Finis Davis (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) / Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 - October 12, 1870) .
Thomas Jefferson did not have a middle name.
There were two: Finis Davis and Joe Davis. Finis Davis: Finis, an adult serving in the Confederate army, was Jefferson's first child by his second wife, Novella. Novella was the adopted daughter of Chief Black Hawk. In public Jefferson Davis never mentioned this wife. Finis was severely brain damaged when a Union saber struck him on the head. Days after the battle Colonel John Wilkes Booth (Booth was in the secret service serving under General Stonewall Jackson) found him and saw to it the he received medical attention. After he recovered, but brain damaged, Finis helped Booth with some of his one act plays. Finis lived for a couple of years. Joseph Davis: The Howell's and their daughter were frequent visitors at Joseph Davis' home. That is where the 17 year old Varina Howell met the 35 year old Jefferson Davis. Six weeks later they were engaged. They were married and after having several children Varina gave birth to a boy. Jefferson named the baby Joseph to the distress of Varina. Varina was no fan of Jefferson's older brother Joseph. She believed him to be a dangerous man with a violent temper. Varina had come so close to hating him that she couldn't call her son Joseph. She called him Joe. Five year old Joe fell from the second story balcony at their home and died. Some believe that he was pushed by his brother. There was no investigation. Varina said, "I left my children quite well, playing in my room, and had just uncovered my basket in Jefferson's office when a servant came in for me. The most beautiful and brightest of my children, Joseph Emory, had in play climbed over the connecting angle of the banister and fallen to the brick pavement below. He died a few minutes after we reached his side."
The idea of using camels as overland transport in the deserts of the American Southwest was the brainchild of then US Secretary of War Jefferson Finis Davis.
The idea of using camels as overland transport in the deserts of the American Southwest was the brainchild of then US Secretary of War Jefferson Finis Davis.