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19th Century
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Born
Jefferson Davis was born in Fairview, KY, later moving and growing up on his brother's cotton plantation in mississippi. -
West Point
Davis graduated from West Point, 23rd in his class. -
Married for the 1st Time
After leaving for a battle wound, Davis married the daughter of Zachary Taylor, Sarah Knox Tayler, though it was short lived because she died 3 months later of Malaria. -
Married for the 2nd Time
After Sarah died in September 15, 1835, Davis remarried and had 6 children with Varina Davis. -
Started to fight in the Mexican-American War
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Davis is elected US Senator
January 1848 he was elected to serve the remaining two years of the term. -
South Carolina Seceeds
South Carolina seceeded from the US, sparking the civil war -
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Civil War
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Elected President
Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederate States of America in Nov 6, 1861. -
Lee apointed general of the confederacy
Davis appointed General Robert E. Lee to command the main Confederate army. -
Jefferson Davis Captured and Arrested
Confederate president Jefferson Davis is captured by Union forces near Irwinville, Georgia. May 22, 1865–May 13, 1867 - Former Confederate president Jefferson Davis is incarcerated at Fort Monroe, Virginia, following the Civil War. -
Davis Publishes his first Book
Davis published his book The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government. With help from a very rich widow who invited Davis and his wife to live with her on her plantation in Biloxi, Mississippi, Davis, even though he was sick, was able to write and complete his memoirs. After she died she left the plantation to him as well as some money for him to live on. -
Jefferson Davis dies
Jefferson Davis died in New Orleans, LA
