What was Jefferson Davis like as a person?

Jefferson Davis was a true American hero and he helped forge this country into a great nation. He was a graduate of West Point and became a Lieutenant in the army. read more

Jefferson Davis was a true American hero until he became the president of the Confederacy. Jefferson Davis developed and maintained positive, loving, relationships with women and he was a leader among men. He was a highly skilled writer and speaker. If it were not for the Civil War, he would be highly remembered. read more

Less than two months before his inauguration as Confederate president, U.S. Senator Jefferson Davis opposed secession for his home state of Mississippi. While Mississippi Governor John J. Pettus and other state leaders advocated immediate secession in the weeks following the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln, the slaveholding Davis urged caution. read more

Jefferson Davis was born in Christian County, Kentucky, on June 3, 1808. After a distinguished military career, Davis served as a U.S. senator and as secretary of war under Franklin Pierce before his election as the president of the secessionist Confederate States of America. read more