Jefferson Davis was born the 3rd of June 1808 in Christian county Kentucky. He attended college at Transylvania University in Lexington Kentucky. In 1824 he received an appointment to West Pointe by President Monroe. He graduated from West Pointe in 1828 and was commissioned at the rank of second lieutenant. He fought in the Black-hawk war of 1831 and when his regiment captured Chief Blackhawk, he was placed in the charge of Davis.
He resigned from the army in 1835 and married his first wife Sallie Knox Taylor, who was Zachary Taylor's daughter. Sallie died three months later due to malaria. He then remarried in 1845 to Varina Howell. They lived on his plantation, Brierfield, which was very successful. .
He was elected to Congress in 1845 from Mississippi. During this time he heavily supported individual states rights and believed that the federal government should not interfere. He also supported the annexation of Texas.
At the beginning of the Mexican war he was appointed as a colonel in the first Mississippi Rifle Regiment. In June 1846 he resigned from Congress to take command in New Orleans. He was able to equip his soldiers with the latest rifles and personally drilled them ensuring every soldier knew how to use this new rifle. In September of 1846 they took part in a charge at Monterey and with the aid of a Tennessee regiment, defeated the Mexicans. Later at Buena Vista the regiment would participate in another charge that would leave Davis severely wounded.
In 1847 Davis was appointed to the U.S. Senate and in January of 1848 was elected to the remainder of the term. He would be a Senator from 1847 to 1851 during this time there would be many debates about slavery and the "Indian situation". He would vote for the Missouri Compromise. He started his first full term as Senator in March 1851. He then resigned to run for Governor of Mississippi. He lost the election by less than one thousand votes.
Brief summary of Jefferson Davis" life and achievements Jefferson Davis was born on June 3, 1808 in Kentucky. ... For college Davis went to Transylvania University and then West Point in 1824. Four years later Davis graduated but he resigned in 1835 because of ill health. ... Davis couldn't raise enough money to fight the Civil War. ... Jefferson Davis died in New Orleans, on December 6, 1889. ...
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were American presidents during the Civil War; Lincoln for the Union states and Davis for the Confederate states. ... On the other hand, Jefferson and Samuel Davis had a reserved relationship. ... Jefferson Davis did very well for his age at St. ... Arriving home after his mother's request, Jefferson Davis went to his father. ... While Davis respected his father this was not the man that Jefferson looked up to. ...
Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis were both presidents of the United States and made many positive historical contributions. ... While Abraham Lincoln steered the Union, Jefferson Davis struggled to lead the Confederate Army. ... His views of how the United States should abolish slavery differed from that of Jefferson Davis. ... Davis was a poor leader that made poor decisions. ... Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis are both presidents that gave great contributions to the history of the United States. ...
John Tatum Bethea HIS 201-P04 Phillips Nov. 15, 2003 Jefferson Davis During one of the most tumultuous times in American history, two men served as president of one country divided. ... His name was Jefferson Davis and he would be the man who decided to lead the opposition against Lincoln and the Union forces. ... Jefferson Davis was born in June of 1808, in what is now known as Todd County in Kentucky. ... (Chadwick 143) Samuel Davis also had four sons, of which Jefferson was the youngest. Each of Jefferson's three brothers served as soldiers in the War of 1812. ...
The Jefferson Davis Elementary has one big white building that probably has more heat for the winter. ... The Jefferson Davis Elementary kids get new clean awesome books. Also the Jefferson Davis Elementary kids start school earlier, they start in August, and the Great Faith Elementary school kids start in October. ... The Jefferson Davis Elementary kids get to ride to school on two nice yellow buses. Also the Great Faith elementary has cows to eat their grass and the Jefferson Davis Elementary has lawn mowers. ...
(West Virginia History articles, text, & www.wvhistory.org) Jefferson Davis Jefferson Davis was born on June 3, 1808 in Todd County, Kentucky. ... Jefferson's family moved to Mississippi when he was an infant. ... In 1835 Davis resigned from the army and got married. ... In office, Davis made many improvements to the U.S. ... In 1857, Davis was re-elected to the U.S. ...
On July 17 the Confederate President Jefferson Davis cut Johnston of his duties of the General of the Confederate army. President Davis replaced Johnston with John Bell Hood. ... Sherman, President Jefferson Davis, General Joseph E. ... President Jefferson Davis is the president of the confederate states. President Jefferson Davis appointed General Joseph E. ...
Jefferson Davis contributed very little to the dissolution of the Union in 1861. ... Davis may have only affected the decision to secede in Mississippi, as he was recently a Senator there. However, secession was unavoidable; these states would have followed the same course of action with or without Jefferson Davis. Davis" authority was merely a byproduct severing southern ties to the Union. ... Because such disunion was certain, Jefferson Davis contributed little to the dissolution of the Union in 1861. ...
