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Jefferson Davis (June 3, 1808 - December 6, 1889) was the only president of the Confederate States of America. He was appointed provisional president on February 9, 1861, and elected to the presidency on November 6, 1861. He did not serve out his full 6-year term because the government was disbanded on May 5, 1865.
Before the Civil War, Davis served in the Mississippi Legislature, the US House and US Senate. He fought in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848) as a colonel of a volunteer regiment. From 1853 to 1857, he was the US Secretary of War in the cabinet of President Franklin Pierce. The party he was from was the Democratic Party, which generally supported slavery at that time.
Jefferson Davis - a retired soldier who appeared to be a good figurehead of the Confederacy, embodying all the feudal virtues of the benevolent slave-owner.
In fact, he failed on all counts - a bad chooser and user of Generals, a poor Cabinet leader, and a reluctant public speaker when rousing appearances in public were most needed.
Jefferson Davis - not a success, and no match for Lincoln.
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What was jeffersons Davis job?
President of the Confederate States of America President of the Confederate States of America
Who was the president for the confederate army?
Jefferson Davis was the Commander in Chief of all Confederate armies. He was the President of the Confederate States of America.
What would it be like without Jefferson Davis as the cofederate states' president?
president of the Confederate States of America
Who was the only president of the Confederate States of America?
Jefferson Davis of Mississippi was the only president of the Confederate States of America. He was elected for one six year term in 1861.
What role in the civil war was Jefferson Davis?
Jefferdon Davis was President of the Confederate States of America
Who became president of the confederate states?
The President of Confederate States pick Jefferson Davis as their president
Who was Jefferson Davis president of the confederate states?
Jefferson Davis was indeed the president of the Confederate States of America.
Who was elected president of the confederate states in 1861?
Jefferson Davis was elected president of the confederate states in 1861
What was jeffersons Davis job?
President of the Confederate States of America President of the Confederate States of America
How was Jefferson Davis part of the confederate states?
He was the President of the Confederate States Of America.
Who was the presidentof the Confederate States?
Jefferson Davis was the first and only president of the Confederate States.
What is the confederate president?
If you mean who WAS the President of the Confederate States of America, that was Jefferson Davis. The Vice President was Alexander Stephens.
Who was the president for the confederate army?
Jefferson Davis was the Commander in Chief of all Confederate armies. He was the President of the Confederate States of America.
Who was the president of the the confederate states during the civil war?
Jefferson Davis served as President of the Confederate States throughout the Civil War.
Who were the presidents of the US and of the confederate states of America?
Abraham Lincoln was the president of the US. Jefferson Davis was the president of the Confederate States.
What was the president of the confederate in the states of America?
Jefferson Davis was the first and only president of the Confederate States of America. When he became the official president, under the Confederate constitution, a president was allowed only one six year term.
Who was the President of the Confederate States of America in the Civil War?
Jefferson Davis John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States was the first and only former US president to serve as an official in the Confederate States government. He was a congressman in the Confederate House of Representatives.
