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West Point Military
Appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point from Mississippi. Being accepted to this academy is a big deal due to how serious they take their job. This was important for development of the soldier and gives them a good sense of what is to be learned. -
Death of a Loved One
Mrs. Davis died of malarial fever at Locust Grove Plantation, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana. Jefferson Davis was tore apart by her death. He later remarried to someone else -
Congress
Elected as a Member of Congress, U.S House of Representatives from Mississippi. He had a great opportunity to serve on Congress. -
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War Hero
As a colonel of Mississippi Volunteers, he commanded the First Mississippi Regiment at the Battles of Monterey and Buena Vista and was hailed a war hero in the Mexican War. Elected to the U.S. Senate from Mississippi. -
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Time in Government
Appointed Secretary of War by President Franklin Pierce. Considered by some historians as the best to hold that office. -
Resignation
Resigned his seat after Mississippi seceded from the Union. -
Election
Elected President of the Confederate States of America provisional government. -
1st Inauguration
Inaugurated President of the Confederate States of America at Montgomery, Alabama, the first capital of the Confederate States. -
Permanent
Inaugurated (again) first permanent President of the Confederate States of America at Richmond, Virginia, the permanent capital of the C.S.A. -
Captured
Imprisoned at Fortress Monroe, Virginia. Shackled in irons and treated harshly for his actions.
