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U.S. History Topics » Famous People » Leaders

The Papers of Jefferson Davis Project
is publishing a multi-volume edition of his letters and speeches, several of which can be found on this website. A timeline, information on Davis and his family, photographs, and information about the project is offered. (Rice University, National Endowment for the Humanities)

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Probably the most famous photographic image of Davis, taken by Mathew B. Brady in Washington just before the Civil War.

Jefferson Davis, c1860

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U.S. History Topics »  Wars »  Civil War
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