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Memorial Services for Varina Davis by Confederate Groups
Rev J W Chambers addresses Confederate Veterans U D Cs and friends in memory of Varina Howell Davis, wife of Jefferson Davis. The piece recounts her lineage, early life at Natchez and Vicksburg, marriage in 1845, support for her husband during political and military campaigns, and her role during the Confederacy era including Savannah imprisonment and wartime hardships. It notes her exile with Davis from 1865 to 1872, his return to the South, and their life at Beauvoir.
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South
John Hawkins
Virginia
Africa
wrnter
Shem
govermental
China
Orient
Ham
U. D. C.’s and
C. V’s
J. W. Chambers
Varina Jefferson Davis
Confederacy
Wm. Burr Howell
Lake Champlain
Kempe
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Joseph M. Davis
President Davis
Mr. Davis
Varina Howell
Davis
Brierfield
Mrs. Davis
Richmond
Fortress Monroe
Savanah
Memphis
Beauvoir
Winnie