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Jefferson Davis Born 1808 Honored By Lost Cause Followers
The 107th anniversary of Jefferson Davis birth was observed by Confederate adherents on June 3. The sketch notes his Kentucky upbringing in Abbeville, his West Point and military service, his roles in Mexico and the Senate, and his rise as Confederate president from 1861 to his capture in 1865.
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Jefferson Davis
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Republic
Jefferson Devis
Abbeville
Christian County
Transylvania University
Lexington
United States Military Academy
United States Army
Mississippi
Congress
United States
Monterey
Buena Vista
Polk
Chos
United States Senate
Pierce
Senate
Confederate Congress
Montgomery
Ala
Union
Lewinsville
Richmond
Lee
Army of the West
Ft. Monroe
District of Columbia
Horace Greely
New Orleans
Hollywood Cemetery
Texas Republic