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Jefferson Davis
Civil War Encyclopedia >> People - Confederate Political
| June 3, 1808 | Jefferson Davis born, Christian County (now Todd County), Kentucky | Kentucky |
| February 22, 1847 February 23, 1847 |
Battle of Buena Vista (Mexican-American War) | |
| George Thomas | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| Mexican American War | ||
| Zachary Taylor | ||
| January 23, 1854 | Following a discussion with Franklin Pierce and Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, Douglas releases the Nebraska act with two significant changes: Two terrortories, Kansas and Nebraska will be formed and the Missouri Compromise is superceded and inoperative. | |
| Stephen A. Douglas | ||
| Franklin Pierce | ||
| Kansas-Nebraska Act | ||
| Missouri Compromise (Compromise of 1820) | ||
| January 5, 1860 | Jefferson Davis comes out in favor of secession for the first time | |
| February 9, 1861 | After privately considering William Yancey, Howell Cobb, Robert Toombs, Alexander Stephens, and Robert Barnwell Rhett for President of the Confederate States of America, the Convention settles on Jefferson Davis. They select Alexander Stephens, both pro-Union and a friend of Abraham Lincoln, as vice-president | |
| Alexander Stephens | ||
| Convention of Seceding States | ||
| Robert Barnwell Rhett | ||
| Robert Toombs | ||
| February 10, 1861 | At his plantation home outside Vicksburg, Jefferson Davis receives the news he is the first President of the Confederate States of America. He was hoping to be commander of the military | Mississippi |
| February 11, 1861 | As President-elect Abraham Lincoln begins his journey to Washington D. C. from Springfield, Illinois, President-elect Jefferson Davis journeys from Vicksburg, Mississippi to Montgomery, Alabama to accept the Presidency of the Confederate States. | Mississippi Alabama Illinois |
| Abraham Lincoln | ||
| Convention of Seceding States | ||
| February 18, 1861 | Jefferson Davis is inaugurated "Provisional President of the Confederate States of America" in Montgomery | Alabama |
| Convention of Seceding States | ||
| February 19, 1861 | Jefferson Davis appoints his Cabinet including fireeater Robert Toombs (State), Christopher Memminger (Treasury), LeRoy Pope Walker (War), Judah P. Benjamin (Attorney-General) and J. H. Reagan (Postmaster-General). | |
| Robert Toombs | ||
| Fire-eaters | ||
| March 1, 1861 | Jefferson Davis orders General P. G. T. Beauregard to Charleston | South Carolina |
| Fort Sumter | ||
| July 22, 1861 | In a proclamation, Jefferson Davis accepts Tennessee as a member of the Confederacy | Tennessee |
| September 10, 1861 | Jefferson Davis places Albert Sidney Johnston in command of the Confederate West ("Department Number Two"). | |
| Albert Sidney Johnston | ||
| October 19, 1861 | President Davis tries to quell an on-going dispute between Generals Johnston [CS] and Beauregard [CS]. | |
| Joseph E. Johnston | ||
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| February 22, 1862 | Jefferson Davis is inaugurated as the first (and only) President of the Confederate States of America. Alexander Stephens is inaugurated Vice President. | |
| Alexander Stephens | ||
| March 11, 1862 | For their disasterous performance at Fort Donelson, President Jefferson Davis relieves John Floyd and Gideon Pillow from command. | |
| John Floyd | ||
| Gideon Pillow | ||
| March 13, 1862 | Jefferson Davis orders Robert E. Lee to "...conduct military operations of the armies of the Confederacy." | |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| March 18, 1862 | Jefferson Davis moves Judah Benjamin from the War Department to Secretary of State, replacing |
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| March 28, 1862 | Jefferson Davis proposes a conscription bill, shocking many Southerners. | |
| April 12, 1862 | Combining the Confederate Army of the Potomac with John Magruder's Army of the Peninsula and a large garrison at Norfolk, President Jefferson Davis creates the Army of Northern Virginia. | |
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| Joseph E. Johnston | ||
| Peninsula Campaign | ||
| John Magruder | ||
| June 1, 1862 | Jefferson Davis replaces wounded Army of Northern Virginia commander Joseph E. Johnston with Robert E. Lee | |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Joseph E. Johnston | ||
| Army of Northern Virginia | ||
| July 21, 1862 | In a tersely worded telegram, Braxton Bragg informs Jefferson Davis that he will move his army in force from Tupelo, Mississippi to Chattanooga, Tennessee | Mississippi Tennessee |
| Confederate Invasion of Kentucky | ||
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| November 6, 1862 | Jefferson Davis and Alexander Stephens are elected President and Vice-President, respectively, of the Confederate States of America | |
| Alexander Stephens | ||
| December 21, 1862 | President Davis visits Vicksburg | Mississippi |
| First Vicksburg Campaign | ||
| December 23, 1862 | Jefferson Davis issues a general order proclaiming Benjamin Butler an "enemy of mankind" and authorizing his immediate execution if captured | |
| April 2, 1863 | A mob demands bread from a supply wagon in Richmond, starting the so-called Bread Riot. The mob looted other stores and was personally addressed by Jefferson Davis, who tossed the money from his pocket into the crowd. Police and soldiers eventually dispersed the crowd. | Virginia |
| July 7, 1863 | Federal troops sack Brierfield, the plantation home of Jefferson Davis | Mississippi |
| August 8, 1863 | Robert E. Lee offers his resignation to Jefferson Davis. Davis refuses the offer. | |
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| October 6, 1863 | President Davis heads south from Richmond on a trip to South Carolina and North Georgia | Virginia |
| October 8, 1863 | President Davis speaks in Atlanta | |
| October 9, 1863 | President Davis speaks in Marietta, Georgia | Georgia |
| October 13, 1863 | President Davis approves Braxton Bragg's request to relieve Major General Daniel Harvey Hill [CS] of duty. | |
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| Daniel Harvey Hill | ||
| October 23, 1863 | Leonidas Polk is relieved of duty by President Davis | |
| Leonidas Polk | ||
| November 28, 1863 | In Dalton, Georgia, Braxton Bragg telegraphs his resignation to President Davis | Georgia |
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| Army of Tennessee | ||
| November 30, 1863 | President Davis accepts Bragg's resignation and appoints William Hardee in temporary command of the Army of Tennessee | Tennessee |
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| William Hardee | ||
| Army of Tennessee | ||
| December 1, 1863 | In a letter to Jefferson Davis, Bragg admits that he (and Davis) erred in leaving him in command after Chickamauga. | |
| Braxton Bragg | ||
| December 8, 1863 | Confederate senator Henry S. Foote of Mississippi severly critizes President Jefferson Davis for both his military and civilian policies | Mississippi |
| February 24, 1864 | Braxton Bragg becomes Jefferson Davis' chief of staff | |
| April 30, 1864 | Jefferson Davis's son Joe dies following a fall from the Confederate White House | |
| September 25, 1864 | Jefferson Davis visits General John Bell Hood at Palmetto. Hood asks permission to relieve William Hardee. | |
| John Bell Hood | ||
| William Hardee | ||
| October 2, 1864 | In Augusta, Jefferson Davis meets with P. G. T. Beauregard to give him command of the Department of Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi | Georgia |
| P. G. T. Beauregard | ||
| April 2, 1865 | With the Petersburg line crumbling, Lee informs Davis he will abandon his position that evening. The Confederate government evacuates Richmond and Mayor Joseph Mayo surrenders the city to General Godfrey Weitzel. | Virginia |
| Richmond, Virginia | ||
| Robert E. Lee | ||
| Siege of Petersburg | ||
| May 10, 1865 | President Jefferson Davis is captured near Irwinville | Georgia |
| May 22, 1865 | Jefferson Davis imprisoned at Fort Monroe | |
| February 15, 1869 | Charges of treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped, based on the general amnesty granted by President Johnson on Christmas | |
| December 5, 1889 | Jefferson Davis dies, New Orleans, Louisiana |
Jefferson Davis
During his last year at West Point, Davis got into a fistfight with Joe Johnston's over Benny Haven's daughter.
Death played an important role in the Compromise of 1850. With the death of John Calhoun, the pro-slavery forces turned to young Jefferson Davis to assume leadership and form a coalition to prevent passage of the bill. Davis was successful in defeating Henry Clay's omnibus bill.
One of the bills included in Clay's Compromise granted statehood to California, which President Zachary Taylor supported. Following an Independence Day celebration, Taylor became the second President to die while in office. Taylor had been Davis's father-in-law and Davis served under Taylor in the Mexican American War
Jefferson Davis
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During his last year at West Point, Davis got into a fistfight with Joe Johnston's over Benny Haven's daughter.
Death played an important role in the Compromise of 1850. With the death of John Calhoun, the pro-slavery forces turned to young Jefferson Davis to assume leadership and form a coalition to prevent passage of the bill. Davis was successful in defeating Henry Clay's omnibus bill.
One of the bills included in Clay's Compromise granted statehood to California, which President Zachary Taylor supported. Following an Independence Day celebration, Taylor became the second President to die while in office. Taylor had been Davis's father-in-law and Davis served under Taylor in the Mexican American War
Jefferson Davis
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